RS-16 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone

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

In short

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 (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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