{"title":"RS-16 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone","code":"RS-16","slug":"rs-16","name":"Single Family Dwelling Zone","group":"Residential","section":"290","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Garden Suite.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Garden Suite"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Garden Suite"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(d) Boarding","(e) Home Occupation","(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(g) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 ha (standard lot); 0.4 ha (panhandle lot)","quotes":["area 0.4 ha (43056 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40 m (standard lot); 45 m (panhandle lot)","quotes":["width 40 m (131.2 ft)","width 45 m (147.6 ft)"]},"max_density":{"value":"Lesser of the floor space ratio or gross floor area given in Table 5.1 of Section 5.21 (single family dwelling)","quotes":["Shall not exceed the lesser of the Floor Space","Ratio (R) or a Gross Floor Area (R) contained","Table 5.1 of Section 5.21"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch under 3:12)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","a pitch less than 3:12","6.5 m (21.3 ft) as measured from grade"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (15.0 m for lots with an area over 2000 m²)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line or","15.0 m (49.2 ft) from a front","lots having an area exceeding 2000 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"11.0 m","quotes":["11.0 m (36.1 ft) from a rear lot line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m, provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.5 m","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","provided the sum of both sideyards","4.5 m (14.8 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side"]},"other":{"value":["Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (including houseplexes) follows Schedule G and section 5.37 of the bylaw","Lots under 446 m² or narrower than 13.5 m must also comply with section 5.27 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"],"quotes":["Houseplexes built under Small-Scale Multi-Unit","conditions set out in section 5.37","446 m2 (4800 ft2) or having a width less","than 13.5 m (44.3 ft) shall comply with","Section 5.27 of this bylaw.","conditions set out in section 5.35","not more than two boarders in a"]}},"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=127","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-16/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-16.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-16.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}