{"title":"RM-RH zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Rainbow Hill Zone","code":"RM-RH","slug":"rm-rh","name":"Residential Mixed Rainbow Hill Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1615","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Single Family Dwelling, Congregate Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Attached Housing","Single Family Dwelling","Congregate Housing","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Attached Housing","(c) Single Family Dwelling","(d) Congregate Housing","(e) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(g) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"465 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted","note":"For subdivision.","quotes":["area 465 m2 (5005 .ft2)","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"14 m (45.9 ft) (standard lot)","note":"For subdivision.","quotes":["width 14 m (45.9 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area","quotes":["structures shall be 40% of the lot area"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 1.20 for attached housing, apartment or congregate housing; 0.55 for single family dwelling (or Gross Floor Area of 280 m² (3014 ft²), whichever is lesser)","quotes":["Floor Space Ratio of 1.20.","not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of 0.55.","0.55 or a Gross Floor Area (R) of 280 m2","(3014 ft2), whichever is lesser."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m (27.9 ft) for attached housing or single family dwelling; 28.0 m (91.9 ft) for apartment or congregate housing","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 8.5 m (27.9 ft)","28.0m (91.9 ft) for an apartment use or"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (12.3 ft)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"Apartment: 7.0 m from any lot line; attached housing: 7.0 m; single family dwelling: 6.0 m (with rear setback, combined front and rear at least 15.0 m (49.2 ft))","quotes":["7.0 m from any lot line for an apartment","7.0 m from a front, rear or exterior lot","6.0 m from a front lot line and 7.5 m from","15.0 m (49.2 ft)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Apartment: 7.0 m; attached housing: 7.0 m; single family dwelling: 7.5 m (combined front and rear at least 15.0 m)","quotes":["7.0 m from any lot line for an apartment","7.0 m from a front, rear or exterior lot","6.0 m from a front lot line and 7.5 m from","a rear lot line provided the combined","15.0 m (49.2 ft)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Attached housing: 3.0 m; single family dwelling: 1.5 m (sum of both sideyards at least 4.5 m (14.8 ft)); apartment: 7.0 m from any lot line","quotes":["line and 3.0 m from an interior lot line","1.5 m from an interior lot line provided","4.5 m (14.8 ft)","7.0 m from any lot line for an apartment"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Apartment: 7.0 m; attached housing: 7.0 m; single family dwelling: 3.5 m (11.5 ft)","quotes":["7.0 m from any lot line for an apartment","7.0 m from a front, rear or exterior lot","3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a rear or interior lot line; 3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior lot line","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a rear or interior lot","3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Apartment, attached housing or congregate housing buildings may not exceed a horizontal width of 55.0 m (180.4 ft)","Landscaped open space of 10% of the site is required (not for lots where single family dwelling is the sole principal use)","Accessory buildings and structures may cover at most 10% of the lot"],"quotes":["Shall not exceed a horizontal width of 55.0 m","(180.4 ft)","include outdoor recreation space, equal to 10%","where single family dwelling use is the sole","Shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%."]}},"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=348","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-rh/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-rh.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-rh.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}