{"title":"RS-8A zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Zone","code":"RS-8A","slug":"rs-8a","name":"Single Family Dwelling Zone","group":"Residential","section":"225","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Garden Suite.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Garden Suite"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Garden Suite"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(d) Boarding","(e) Home Occupation","(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(g) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"665 m² (standard lot); 930 m² excluding the access strip (panhandle lot)","quotes":["area 665 m2","930 m2","area excluding access strip"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (standard lot); 23 m (panhandle lot)","quotes":["width 18 m (","width 23 m ("]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all buildings","35% of the lot area"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single family dwelling: floor space ratio 0.50 or gross floor area 364 m², whichever is the lesser","quotes":["0.50 or a Gross Floor Area","Gross Floor Area (R) of 364 m2","whichever is the lesser"]},"max_height":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 5.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m, provided the combined front and rear setbacks are not less than 15.0 m","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a front lot line and","provided the combined front and rear","15.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m, provided the combined front and rear setbacks are not less than 15.0 m","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a rear lot line","provided the combined front and rear","15.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m, provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.5 m","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","provided the sum of both sideyards","4.5 m (14.8 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side"]},"other":{"value":["Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (including houseplexes) follows Schedule G and section 5.37 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"],"quotes":["regulated by Schedule “G” of this Bylaw.","conditions set out in section 5.37","conditions set out in section 5.35","not more than two boarders in a"]}},"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=112","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-8a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-8a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-8a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}