---
title: "RS-16 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RS-16
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-16/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-16.json"
---

# RS-16 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:** 0.4 ha (standard lot); 0.4 ha (panhandle lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 m (standard lot); 45 m (panhandle lot)
- **Maximum density:** Lesser of the floor space ratio or gross floor area given in Table 5.1 of Section 5.21 (single family dwelling)
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch under 3:12)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (15.0 m for lots with an area over 2000 m²)
- **Rear setback:** 11.0 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; 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 290](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=127) (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-16/_