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

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

In short

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 coverage40% for all buildings and structures
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio .75; no more than 202 dwelling units in total on all RM-SH1 lands
Maximum height7.5 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 buildings3.75 m (12.3 ft)
Front setbackAttached housing: 3.75 m (12.3 ft); garage or carport 6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Rear setbackAttached housing: 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
Interior side setbackAttached housing: 1.0 m (3.2 ft), with combined interior setbacks of 4.5 m (14.7 ft)
Street side setbackAttached housing: 3.75 m (12.3 ft); garage or carport 6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Accessory building setbacks3.75 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 (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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