{"title":"RM-CH2 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Christmas Hill Zone","code":"RM-CH2","slug":"rm-ch2","name":"Residential Mixed Christmas Hill Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1310","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child, Accessory Produce Sales.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Attached Housing","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Attached Housing","(c) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","(e) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["(d) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Single family dwellings 45% of the lot area designated for single family dwellings; attached units 60% of the lot area designated for attached units","quotes":["(a) The maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all single","family dwellings shall be 45% of the lot area","(b) The maximum coverage of all attached units","shall be 60% of the lot area designated for"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.45 for single family dwellings and 0.75 for attached housing; no more than 54 dwelling units in total for all lands zoned RM-CH2, of which not more than 34 may be single family dwelling units","quotes":["(a) Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio of 0.45","for single family dwellings and 0.75 for","54 (fifty-four) of which not more than 34","(thirty-four) shall be single family dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft); 6.5 m (21.3 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","(24.6 ft), as measured from Grade;","6.5 m (21.3 ft) as measured from grade;","a pitch less than 3:12, the maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (12.3 ft)","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street, except the garage and portions of a building above 4.9 m (16.0 ft) vertical measurement must be stepped back to 6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which","must be stepped back to a minimum","of 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line","a vertical measurement of 4.9 m","(16.0 ft) from the average grade"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line which does not abut a street","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m between attached units; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) for a single family dwelling, provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft); 5.0 m (16.4 ft) from an interior side lot line abutting a single family dwelling use","quotes":["0.0 m (0.0 ft) from an interior side lot","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side","not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft).","5.0 m (16.4 ft) from an interior side"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street, except the garage and portions of a building above 4.9 m (16.0 ft) vertical measurement must be stepped back to 6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which","must be stepped back to a minimum","of 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line","a vertical measurement of 4.9 m","(16.0 ft) from the average grade"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"16.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street (as written); 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line which does not abut a street","quotes":["16.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage"],"quotes":["(c) Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of","10%."]}},"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=333","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/rm-ch2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-ch2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-ch2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}