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RA-7 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone

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

In short

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 coverage35% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio of 1.50 for all uses
Maximum height16 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings3.75 m
Front setback7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)
Rear setback12.0 m
Interior side setback7.5 m
Street side setback7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)
Accessory building setbacks7.5 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 (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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