RA-11 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone

Saanich, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Apartment, Congregate Housing, Home Occupation Office and Day Care for, Accessory Produce Sales.

Zone rules

Main uses	Apartment Congregate Housing Home Occupation Office and Day Care for Accessory Produce Sales
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Home Occupation Office and Day Care for preschool children Accessory Buildings and Structures
Maximum lot coverage	50% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
Maximum density	Floor Space Ratio of 2.9
Maximum height	21.5 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	3.75 m
Front setback	5.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street
Rear setback	6.5 m
Interior side setback	4.0 m
Street side setback	5.0 m (same as any lot line that abuts a street)
Accessory building setbacks	5 m from a lot line that abuts a street; 1.5 m from a lot line that does not
Other rules	Apartment and congregate housing buildings may not exceed a horizontal width of 55.0 m Accessory buildings and structures together may cover no more than 10% of the lot Parking area may occupy no more than 30% of the lot area Apartment or congregate housing parking must be 7.5 m from a front lot line or street-abutting rear lot line and 3. 0 m from an exterior side lot line

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 745 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The District publishes the whole bylaw as one PDF and a separate Zoning Bylaw Amendment List (https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/Zoning%20Bylaw%208200%20Amendments.pdf). Each zone is a numbered Schedule (e.g. Schedule 101 = zone A-1); the 'section' field holds the schedule number. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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