---
title: "RD-1A zone in Saanich: Two Family Dwelling Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RD-1A
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/rd-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rd-1a.json"
---

# RD-1A zone in Saanich: Two Family Dwelling Zone

Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Garden Suite; Boarding in Single Family Dwelling; Home Occupation; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 750 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m, or 1.3 times the minimum lot width of the largest adjacent single family dwelling zone, whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% of the lot area (all buildings)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 0.50
- **Maximum height:** 5.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m, provided the sum of both side yards is at least 30% of the lot width measured at the front building line
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 305](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=133) (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/rd-1a/_