{"title":"RS-1GH zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Gordon Head Zone","code":"RS-1GH","slug":"rs-1gh","name":"Single Family Dwelling Gordon Head Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1205","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Boarding, Home Occupation, Accessory Produce Sales.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Boarding","Home Occupation","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Boarding","(d) Home Occupation","(f) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["(e) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"465 m² (5005 ft²) standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["(a) Standard Lot","area 465 m2 (5005 ft2 )","(b) Panhandle Lot","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m (39.4 ft) standard lot","quotes":["width 12 m (39.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all buildings","shall be 45% of the lot area.","be regulated by Schedule “G” of this Bylaw."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.50 or Gross Floor Area 233 m² (2508 ft²), whichever is the lesser","quotes":["(c) Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of","0.50 or a Gross Floor Area (R) of 233 m","(2508 ft2), whichever is the lesser. For"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft); 6.5 m (21.3 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12","quotes":["(b) (i) Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","(24.6 ft), as measured from Grade;","6.5 m (21.3 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":"6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a front lot line and"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m (3.9 ft)","quotes":["1.2 m (3.9 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m (11.5 ft)","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m (19.7 ft), rear and interior side 1.5 m (4.9 ft), exterior side 3.5 m (11.5 ft)","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a front lot line.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a rear and an interior","3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Not more than two boarders in a dwelling unit","Single Family Dwellings under Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing use follow Schedule G","Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage"],"quotes":["There shall be not more than two boarders in a","dwelling unit.","Unit Housing use shall be in accordance with","Schedule “G”.","(c) Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%."]}},"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=309","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-1gh/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-1gh.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-1gh.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}