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title: "RM-RH zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Rainbow Hill Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RM-RH
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-rh/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-rh.json"
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# RM-RH zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Rainbow Hill Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Single Family Dwelling, Congregate Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Attached Housing; Single Family Dwelling; Congregate Housing; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 465 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted (For subdivision.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 14 m (45.9 ft) (standard lot) (For subdivision.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 8.5 m (27.9 ft) for attached housing or single family dwelling; 28.0 m (91.9 ft) for apartment or congregate housing
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 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))
- **Rear setback:** Apartment: 7.0 m; attached housing: 7.0 m; single family dwelling: 7.5 m (combined front and rear at least 15.0 m)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** Apartment: 7.0 m; attached housing: 7.0 m; single family dwelling: 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1615](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=348) (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-rh/_