---
title: "RS-12A zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RS-12A
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/rs-12a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-12a.json"
---

# RS-12A zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone

Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Garden Suite.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing; Garden Suite
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 m² (standard lot); 1300 m² excluding the access strip (panhandle lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 22 m (standard lot); 25 m (panhandle lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Single family dwelling: floor space ratio 0.50 or gross floor area 667 m², whichever is the lesser
- **Maximum height:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Other rules:** Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (including houseplexes) follows Schedule G and section 5.37 of the bylaw; A garden suite is only permitted under the conditions in section 5.35 of the bylaw; Boarding: no more than two boarders per dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 255](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=120) (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/rs-12a/_