{"title":"RS-1CH zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Cedar Hill Zone","code":"RS-1CH","slug":"rs-1ch","name":"Single Family Dwelling Cedar Hill Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1202","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Boarding, Home Occupation.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Boarding","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Boarding","(c) Home Occupation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["(d) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"280 m² (3014 ft²) standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["(a) Standard Lot","area 280 m2 (3014 ft2 )","(b) Panhandle Lot","not permitted."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"8.8 m (28.8 ft) standard lot","quotes":["width 8.8 m (28.8 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all buildings shall","be 40% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.60","quotes":["(c) Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of","0.60. For purposes of this section those portions"]},"max_height":{"value":"6.5 m (21.3 ft); 5.5 m (18.0 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 6.5 m","(21.3 ft), as measured from Grade;","5.5 m (18.0 ft) as measured from grade;","a pitch less than 3:12, the maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (12.3 ft)","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m (13.1 ft)","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.8 m (19.0 ft)","quotes":["5.8 m (19.0 ft) from a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft)","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft)","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an exterior side"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front and rear 4.0 m (13.1 ft), interior side 1.5 m (4.9 ft), exterior side 1.5 m (4.9 ft)","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1ft) from a front lot line and a","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Not more than two boarders in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage","No vertical portion of the dwelling within 5.0 m (16.4 ft) of the outermost wall may exceed 6.5 m (21.3 ft), or 5.5 m (18.0 ft) for a flat roof or roof pitch less than 3:12"],"quotes":["There shall be not more than two boarders in a","(c) Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","(ii) No vertical portion of the dwelling,","within 5.0 m (16.4 ft) of a vertical plane","(18.0 ft) in the case of a flat roof or roof","exceed 6.5 m (21.3 ft) in height, or 5.5 m","pitch less that 3:12"]}},"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=307","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-1ch/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-1ch.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-1ch.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}