{"title":"RM-RG zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Richmond Gate Zone","code":"RM-RG","slug":"rm-rg","name":"Residential Mixed Richmond Gate Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1610","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Attached Housing","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Attached Housing","(c) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(d) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(e) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area","quotes":["structures shall be 40% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 1.20 for attached housing or apartment, increased to 1.40 where at least 80% of required parking is concealed","quotes":["or an apartment use shall not exceed a Floor Space","Ratio of 1.20 except that where at least 80% of the","Space Ratio may be increased to 1.40."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m for attached housing; 15.0 m for apartment","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 8.5 m for an","attached housing use and a height of 15.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing","quotes":["Shall be sited 7.5 m from any lot line for an","apartment use and 3.5 m from any lot line for"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing","quotes":["Shall be sited 7.5 m from any lot line for an","apartment use and 3.5 m from any lot line for"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing","quotes":["Shall be sited 7.5 m from any lot line for an","apartment use and 3.5 m from any lot line for"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing","quotes":["Shall be sited 7.5 m from any lot line for an","apartment use and 3.5 m from any lot line for"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line abutting a street; 1.5 m from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line not abutting a street","quotes":["7.5 m from any lot line which abuts a","1.5 m from an interior side lot line"]},"other":{"value":["Landscaped open space of 15% of the site is required, outside setbacks and parking areas","Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot","Parking area at most 30% of the lot area"],"quotes":["include outdoor recreation areas equal to 15%","Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of","10%.","30% of the lot area."]}},"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=347","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-rg/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-rg.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-rg.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}