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

# RM-CR zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Carey Road Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Attached housing, Single family dwelling, Two family dwelling, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Attached housing; Single family dwelling; Two family dwelling; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling unit; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 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.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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.)
- **Street side setback:** Single family or two family dwelling: 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) from an exterior lot line
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 7.5 m from any lot line which abuts a street; 1.5 m from any lot line which does not abut a street
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1620](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=350) (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-cr/_