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title: "RM-MQ1 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed McKenzie-Quadra Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RM-MQ1
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-mq1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-mq1.json"
---

# RM-MQ1 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed McKenzie-Quadra Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Attached Housing; Home Occupation Office
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 1.30; one dwelling unit per 64 m² (689 ft²) of lot area
- **Maximum height:** 16.5 m (54.1 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 2.7 m (8.8 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6.5 m (21.3 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 5.5 m (18.3 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 8.9 m (29.2 ft) from any lot line abutting a street; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from any lot line that does not abut a street
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1320](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=336) (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-mq1/_