{"title":"RS-CH1 zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Christmas Hill Zone","code":"RS-CH1","slug":"rs-ch1","name":"Single Family Dwelling Christmas Hill Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1220","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Home Occupation, Accessory Produce Sales.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Home Occupation","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Home Occupation","(e) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["(d) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"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."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.45","quotes":["(a) Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of","0.45. For purposes of this section, Floor Space"]},"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":["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":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street, except the garage and portions of a building above 4.9 m (16.0 ft) vertical measurement must be stepped back to 6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) form any lot line which","abuts a street, except that the garage","minimum of 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot","measurement of 4.9 m (16.0 ft) from the"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a rear lot line which does not abut a street","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a rear lot line which","does not abut a street."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft), provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft)","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft)."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street, except the garage and portions of a building above 4.9 m (16.0 ft) vertical measurement must be stepped back to 6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) form any lot line which","abuts a street, except that the garage","minimum of 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot","measurement of 4.9 m (16.0 ft) from the"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line which abuts a street; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line which does not abut a street","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line which","abuts a street.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","line and a rear lot line which does not"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage","Single Family Dwellings under Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing use follow Schedule G"],"quotes":["(c) Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","Unit Housing use shall be in accordance with","Schedule “G”"]}},"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=319","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-ch1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-ch1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-ch1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}