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title: "RM-SH1 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Sayward Hill Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RM-SH1
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-sh1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-sh1.json"
---

# RM-SH1 zone in Saanich: Residential Mixed Sayward Hill Zone

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

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Apartment; Congregate Housing; Attached Housing; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio .75; no more than 202 dwelling units in total on all RM-SH1 lands
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) single family; 11.0 m (36.1 ft) attached housing; 18.0 m (60 ft) apartment or congregate housing
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** Attached housing: 3.75 m (12.3 ft); garage or carport 6.0 m (19.7 ft)
- **Rear setback:** Attached housing: 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** Attached housing: 1.0 m (3.2 ft), with combined interior setbacks of 4.5 m (14.7 ft)
- **Street side setback:** Attached housing: 3.75 m (12.3 ft); garage or carport 6.0 m (19.7 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft) from a front lot line or any lot line abutting a street; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side yard abutting attached housing, apartment or congregate housing
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 15% of all RM-SH1 lands; Apartment or congregate housing 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. 1315](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=335) (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-sh1/_