{"title":"RS-CA zone in Saanich: Single Family (Two Dwelling) Crease Zone","code":"RS-CA","slug":"rs-ca","name":"Single Family (Two Dwelling) Crease Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1218","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Boarding (subject to sections 1218.3 and 1218.4), Home Occupation, Accessory Produce Sales.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Boarding (subject to sections 1218.3 and 1218.4)","Home Occupation","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Subject to Sections 1218.3 and 1218.4, Boarding","(d) Home Occupation","(e) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"560.0 m² (6028 ft²) standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["(a) Standard Lot","area 560.0 m² (6028 ft²)","(b) Panhandle Lot","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16.0 m² (52.5 ft²) standard lot (as written in the bylaw)","quotes":["width 16.0 m² (52.5 ft²)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40.0% of the lot area, unless the use is Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (then regulated by Schedule G)","quotes":["shall be 40.0% of the lot area, unless the use is","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, in which case"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single Family Dwellings limited to two per lot. Gross Floor Area: Development Area A 176.99 m² (1905.1 ft²), whichever is the lesser; Development Area B 84 m² (904.17 ft²)","quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwellings shall be limited to two","per lot.","(c) Shall not exceed a Gross Floor Area (R) of","176.99 m² (1905.1 ft²), whichever is the lesser.","84 m² (904.17 ft²).","Development Area B:"]},"max_height":{"value":"Development Area A: 7.5 m (24.6 ft), or 6.5 m (21.3 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12; Development Area B: 6.04 m (19.82 ft)","quotes":["(b) (i) Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","(24.6 ft), as measured from Grade; for","pitch less than 3:12, the maximum height","of these roofs shall not exceed 6.5 m (21.3","(b) Shall not exceed a height of: 6.04 m (19.82 ft),"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Development Area A: 6.0 m (19.69 ft); no front setback stated for Development Area B","quotes":["(i) 6.0 m (19.69 ft) from a front lot line.","Development Area A:"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Development Area A: 12.2 m (40.03 ft); Development Area B: 1.59 m (5.22 ft)","quotes":["12.2 m (40.03 ft) from the rear lot line.","1.59 m (5.22 ft) from the rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Development Area A: 1.3 m (4.27 ft), provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.3 m (14.11 ft); Development Area B: 2.19 m (7.19 ft) and 4.53 m (14.86 ft) (both listed as interior side lot line)","quotes":["1.3 m (4.27 ft) from the interior side lot","is not less than 4.3 m (14.11 ft).","2.19 m (7.19 ft) from the interior side lot","4.53 m (14.86 ft) from the interior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Zone is divided into Development Area A and Development Area B with separate regulations","Accessory Buildings, Secondary Suite, Garden Suite and Boarding within Development Area B are prohibited","Single Family Dwellings must be at least 3.60 m (11.81 ft) apart (walls, columns, roof overhangs and other projections)"],"quotes":["the zone is divided into Development Area A and","Development Area B as shown on the attached","(a) Accessory Buildings","(b) Secondary Suite","(c) Garden Suite","(d) Boarding within Development Area B","3.60 m (11.81 ft) measured on a horizontal","there is a minimum separation of not less than"]}},"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=316","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-ca/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-ca.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-ca.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}