{"title":"RS-12SR zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Sea Ridge Zone","code":"RS-12SR","slug":"rs-12sr","name":"Single Family Dwelling Sea Ridge Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1217","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Boarding, Home Occupation, Accessory Produce Sales.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Boarding","Home Occupation","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Boarding","(d) Home Occupation","(f) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["(e) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"930 m² (10010 sq ft) standard lot; 1300 m² (13994ft) panhandle lot excluding access strip; may be reduced to 585 m² if 20% or more of the property is dedicated as park or set aside for environmental protection","quotes":["(a) Standard Lot","area 930 m2 (10010 sq ft)","(b) Panhandle Lot","area excluding access strip","1300 m2 (13994ft)","(c) Notwithstanding subsection 1217.6 (a), if 20%","or more of the property is dedicated as park or","may be reduced to 585 m2 and a minimum lot"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"22 m (72.2 ft) standard lot; 25 m (82.0 ft) panhandle lot; may be reduced to 18.3 m if 20% or more of the property is dedicated as park or set aside for environmental protection","quotes":["width 22 m (72.2 ft)","width 25 m (82.0 ft)","width of 18.3 m.","(c) Notwithstanding subsection 1217.6 (a), if 20%","or more of the property is dedicated as park or"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all buildings","shall be 40% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.50 or Gross Floor Area 310 m² (3337 ft²), whichever is the lesser","quotes":["(c) Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of","0.50 or a Gross Floor Area (R) of 310 m2 (3337","ft2), whichever is the lesser. For purposes of"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft); 6.5 m (21.3 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","(24.6 ft), as measured from Grade;","6.5 m (21.3 ft) as measured from grade;","a pitch less than 3:12, the maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.5 m (34.5 ft)","quotes":["10.5 m (34.5 ft) from a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft), provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft)","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft)."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m (11.5 ft)","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Not more than two boarders in a dwelling unit","Single Family Dwellings under Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing use follow Schedule G"],"quotes":["There shall be not more than two boarders in a","dwelling unit.","Unit Housing use shall be in accordance with","Schedule “G”"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=314","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-12sr/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-12sr.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-12sr.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}