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title: "RA-7 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RA-7
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-7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-7.json"
---

# RA-7 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Congregate Housing, Retail Sales of Goods and Services, Office, Restaurant, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing; Retail Sales of Goods and Services; Office; Restaurant; Personal Services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.50 for all uses
- **Maximum height:** 16 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)
- **Rear setback:** 12.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 725](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=189) (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-7/_