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RM-7 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Residential Mixed Zone

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

In short

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 area900 m²
Minimum lot width30 m
Maximum lot coverage45% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio of 1.2
Maximum height11.0 m and 3 storeys (houseplex or congregate housing)
Maximum height, accessory buildings3.75 m
Front setback4.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street (houseplex or congregate housing)
Rear setback4.0 m from a rear lot line that does not abut a street (houseplex or congregate housing)
Interior side setback3.0 m (houseplex or congregate housing)
Street side setback4.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street (houseplex or congregate housing)
Accessory building setbacks7.5 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 (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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