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RP-3 zone in Saanich: Residential Personal Care Zone

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

In short

Main uses: Congregate Housing, Nursing Home, Community Residential Facility, Office and Personal Service incidental to a permitted use, Daycare, Adult, and 1 more.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • Congregate Housing
  • Nursing Home
  • Community Residential Facility
  • Office and Personal Service incidental to a permitted use
  • Daycare, Adult
  • Daycare, Child
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory Buildings and Structures
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio of 0.91
Maximum height12 m (39.4 ft)
Front setback6.0 m (19.6 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street
Rear setback6.0 m (19.6 ft) from a rear lot line which does not abut a street
Interior side setback7.0 m (22.9 ft)
Street side setback6.0 m (19.6 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street
Other rules
  • Office and personal service combined limited to 5% of Gross Floor Area of buildings on the parcel
  • Parking area limited to 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. 1110 (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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