---
title: "RS-CR zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Carey Road"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RS-CR
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-cr/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-cr.json"
---

# RS-CR zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Carey Road

Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Boarding, Home Occupation, Accessory Produce Sales.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing; Boarding; Home Occupation; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 370 m² (3982 ft²) standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 17 m (45.9 ft) standard lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Gross Floor Area 185 m² (1991 ft²)
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft); 6.5 m (21.3 ft) for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch less than 3:12
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6.5 m (21.3 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (4.9 ft), provided the sum of both side yards is not less than 4.4 m (14.4 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.5 m (12.3 ft) as written, rear and interior side 1.5 m (4.9 ft), exterior side 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
- **Other rules:** Not more than two boarders in a dwelling unit; Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage; Single Family Dwellings under Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing use follow Schedule G

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1240](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=327) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Saanich: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-cr/_