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title: "RM-CH2 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Christmas Hill Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RM-CH2
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-ch2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-ch2.json"
---

# RM-CH2 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Christmas Hill Zone

Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child, Accessory Produce Sales.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Attached Housing; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Single family dwellings 45% of the lot area designated for single family dwellings; attached units 60% of the lot area designated for attached units
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft); 6.5 m (21.3 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 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)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line which does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 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)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1310](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=333) (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-ch2/_