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RM-RG zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Richmond Gate Zone

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

In short

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • Apartment
  • Attached Housing
  • Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Buildings and Structures
  • Accessory Produce Sales
Maximum lot coverage40% of the lot area
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio of 1.20 for attached housing or apartment, increased to 1.40 where at least 80% of required parking is concealed
Maximum height8.5 m for attached housing; 15.0 m for apartment
Maximum height, accessory buildings3.75 m
Front setback7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing
Rear setback7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing
Interior side setback7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing
Street side setback7.5 m from any lot line for an apartment; 3.5 m from any lot line for attached housing
Accessory building setbacks7.5 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
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1610 (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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