---
title: "RA-12 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RA-12
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-12/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-12.json"
---

# RA-12 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Congregate Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 65% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.8
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m from any lot line that abuts a street
- **Rear setback:** 4.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (same as any lot line that abuts a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 5.0 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; Walls of buildings on the same lot must keep a clear 90 degree arc of 15.0 m from living room windows and 12.0 m from other habitable room windows, walls and outside corners; Parking area may occupy no more than 30% of the lot area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 750](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=197) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Saanich: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-12/_