RM-RH zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Rainbow Hill Zone

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

In short

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 permittedFor 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 (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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