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

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

In short

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 (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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