{"title":"RA-7 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone","code":"RA-7","slug":"ra-7","name":"Apartment Zone","group":"Residential","section":"725","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Congregate Housing, Retail Sales of Goods and Services, Office, Restaurant, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Congregate Housing","Retail Sales of Goods and Services","Office","Restaurant","Personal Services"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Congregate Housing","(c) Retail Sales of Goods and Services","(d) Office","(e) Restaurant","(f) Personal Services"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["The maximum coverage of all buildings and","structures shall be 35% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 1.50 for all uses","quotes":["(a) The maximum density for all uses shall not","exceed a Floor Space Ratio of 1.50."]},"max_height":{"value":"16 m","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 16 m (52.49 ft)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which","abuts a street."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["12.0 m (39.4 ft) from a rear lot line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which","abuts a street."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line that abuts a street; 1.5 m from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line that does not abut a street","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line","line and a rear lot line which does not"]},"other":{"value":["Total gross floor area for all commercial uses cannot exceed 110 m²","Commercial uses must be in the principal building, on the first storey only","Open space: continuous landscape area of 10% of the site area outside setbacks and parking areas","Parking area can cover no more than 30% of the lot"],"quotes":["(b) The total Gross Floor Area devoted to all","commercial uses shall not exceed 110 m2.","(c) Commercial uses shall be confined to the","first storey only.","equal to 10%","The parking area shall occupy not more than","30% of the surface of the lot area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=189","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}