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

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

In short

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 (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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