{"title":"RS-18 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone","code":"RS-18","slug":"rs-18","name":"Single Family Dwelling Zone","group":"Residential","section":"295","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Garden Suite","Boarding","Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(c) Garden Suite","(d) Boarding","(e) Home Occupation","(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(g) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha","quotes":["area 2 ha (4.9 ac)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m","quotes":["width 60 m (196.9 ft)"]},"max_density":{"value":"Lesser of the Floor Space Ratio or Gross Floor Area in Table 5.1 of Section 5.21","quotes":["Shall not exceed the lesser of the Floor Space","Ratio (R) or a Gross Floor Area (R) contained","in Table 5.1 of Section 5.21."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m; 6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","pitch less than 3:12, the maximum height","of these roofs shall not exceed 6.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (15.0 m for lots over 2000 m²)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line or for","lots having an area exceeding 2000 m2","15.0 m (49.2 ft) from a front"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["12.0 m (39.4 ft) from a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m, provided the sum of both side yards is at least 4.5 m","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","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Lots under 446 m² or narrower than 13.5 m follow Section 5.27 for height","Panhandle lots are not permitted","Garden suites and small-scale multi-unit housing only as set out in sections 5.35 and 5.37"],"quotes":["lots less than","446 m2 (4800 ft2) or having a width","than 13.5 m (44.3 ft) shall comply with","Section 5.27 of this bylaw.","Panhandle Lot","not permitted","A garden suite is only permitted in accordance with","the conditions set out in section 5.35 of this Bylaw.","accordance with the conditions set out in section 5.37"]}},"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=128","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-18/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-18.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-18.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}