{"title":"RD-1 zone in Saanich: Two Family Dwelling Zone","code":"RD-1","slug":"rd-1","name":"Two Family Dwelling Zone","group":"Residential","section":"301","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Garden Suite","Boarding in Single Family Dwelling","Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(c) Garden Suite","(d) Boarding in Single Family Dwelling","(e) Home Occupation","(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(g) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"750 m²","quotes":["area 750 m2 (8073 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m, or 1.3 times the minimum lot width of the largest adjacent single family dwelling zone, whichever is greater","quotes":["width 20 m (65.6 ft) or 1.3 times the","minimum lot width of the largest","adjacent single family dwelling","zone, whichever is greater."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of the lot area (all buildings)","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage (R) for all buildings","shall be 30% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 0.50","quotes":["Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of 0.50."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m; 6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","pitch less than 3:12, the maximum","height of these roofs shall not exceed","6.5 m (21.3 ft) as measured from grade;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["10.5 m (34.5 ft) from a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m, provided the sum of both side yards is at least 30% of the lot width measured at the front building line","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot","is not less than 30% of the lot width"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["4.5 m (14.7 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a rear lot line.","3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot","4.5 m (14.7 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["All accessory buildings together: lot coverage up to 10%","Panhandle lots are not permitted","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing follows Schedule G for lot coverage and houseplex rules","Boarding: not more than two boarders in a single family dwelling"],"quotes":["Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","Panhandle Lot","not permitted","the maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all buildings shall","be regulated by Schedule “G” of this Bylaw.","Housing use shall be regulated in accordance with","There shall be not more than two boarders in a single"]}},"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=131","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/rd-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rd-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rd-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}