---
title: "RS-18 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RS-18
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-18/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-18.json"
---

# RS-18 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone

Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Garden Suite; Boarding; Home Occupation; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m
- **Maximum density:** Lesser of the Floor Space Ratio or Gross Floor Area in Table 5.1 of Section 5.21
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m; 6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (15.0 m for lots over 2000 m²)
- **Rear setback:** 12.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, provided the sum of both side yards is at least 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 295](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=128) (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-18/_