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title: "RM-7 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Residential Mixed Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RM-7
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/rm-7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-7.json"
---

# RM-7 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Residential Mixed Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Houseplex, Congregate Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Attached Housing; Houseplex; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.2
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m and 3 storeys (houseplex or congregate housing)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street (houseplex or congregate housing)
- **Rear setback:** 4.0 m from a rear lot line that does not abut a street (houseplex or congregate housing)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (houseplex or congregate housing)
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street (houseplex or congregate housing)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 7.5 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:** Surface parking, loading areas and drive aisles cannot exceed 30% of the lot area; All accessory buildings together: lot coverage up to 10%; Panhandle lots are not permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 630](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=175) (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/rm-7/_