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

# RA-CA zone in Saanich: Apartment / Church Avenue Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Congregate Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.45 for apartment or congregate housing
- **Maximum height:** 12.5 m (41.0 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a lot line abutting a street
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (19.7 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a lot line abutting a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line abutting a street; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line not abutting a street
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot; Parking area at most 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. 1605](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=346) (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-ca/_