{"title":"RM-CR zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Carey Road Zone","code":"RM-CR","slug":"rm-cr","name":"Residential Mixed Carey Road Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1620","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Attached housing, Single family dwelling, Two family dwelling, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Attached housing","Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Attached housing","(c) Single family dwelling","(d) Two family dwelling","(e) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(f) Accessory buildings and structures","(g) Accessory dwelling unit","(h) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% of the lot area","quotes":["structures shall be 25% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per 200 m²; Floor Space Ratio 0.61 for apartment, attached housing or single family dwelling; at most 37 apartment units, 1 heritage two family dwelling and 1 single family dwelling with one accessory dwelling unit (plus seven attached units if listed amenities are provided)","quotes":["unit per 200 m².","Ratio of 0.61.","37 apartment dwelling units","1 heritage two family dwelling","1 single family dwelling containing","seven attached"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment 14.5 m (47.6 ft.); attached housing 9.1 m; two family dwelling 11 m; single family dwelling 9.1 m (29.8 ft.)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 14.5 m (47.6 ft.)","Shall not exceed a height of 9.1m","Shall not exceed a height of 11 m.","Shall not exceed a height of 9.1 m (29.8 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Apartment: 4.75 m (15.6 ft.) to basement foundation and first floor terrace, 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) to floors above the basement; attached housing: 3.3 m (10.8 ft.) from Carey Road for the first floor and 6.0 m (19.7 ft.) above, 7.5 m from any other lot line abutting a street; single family or two family dwelling: 6.0 m (19.7 ft.) from a lot line abutting a street","quotes":["4.75 m (15.6 ft.) from any lot line to","7.5 m (24.6 ft.) from any lot line to all","3.3 m (10.8 ft.) from a lot line abutting","Carey Road for the first floor and 6.0 m","(19.7 ft.) for any floors above the first","7.5 m from any other lot line","6.0 m (19.7 ft.) from a lot line abutting"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Apartment: 4.75 m (15.6 ft.) to basement foundation and first floor terrace, 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) to floors above the basement, from any lot line","quotes":["4.75 m (15.6 ft.) from any lot line to","7.5 m (24.6 ft.) from any lot line to all"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Attached housing: 4.5 m (14.8 ft.) from the south interior side lot line and 4.0 m (14.75 ft.) from the north; single family or two family dwelling: 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) provided the sum of both sideyards is at least 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)","quotes":["4.5 m (14.8 ft.) from the south interior","4.0 m (14.75 ft.) from the north interior","1.5 m (4.9 ft.) from an interior side lot","is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Single family or two family dwelling: 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) from an exterior lot line","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft.) from an exterior lot line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line which abuts a street; 1.5 m from any lot line which does not abut a street","quotes":["7.5 m from any lot line which","1.5 m from any lot line which does not"]},"other":{"value":["Apartment buildings may have no more than five levels of usable space, of which no more than four may be for human habitation","At least one parking space per dwelling unit of the required parking for an apartment must be underground","Parking area at most 10% of the lot area; accessory buildings and structures together at most 10% of the lot","Landscaped open space of 15% of the site is required"],"quotes":["Shall have not more than five levels of usable","designed for human habitation.","(d) At least one parking space per dwelling unit","underground parking.","10% of the surface of the lot area.","Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","equal to 15% of the total site"]}},"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=350","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-cr/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-cr.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-cr.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}