{"title":"RS-EL zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Elk Lake Zone","code":"RS-EL","slug":"rs-el","name":"Single Family Dwelling Elk Lake Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1230","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":"400 m² (4306 ft²) standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["(a) Standard Lot","area 400 m2 (4306 ft2)","(b) Panhandle Lot","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10.5 m (34.4 ft) standard lot","quotes":["width 10.5 m (34.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage (R) of all buildings","shall be 50% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.55 or Gross Floor Area 260 m² (2800 ft²), whichever is the lesser","quotes":["Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio (R) of","0.55 or a Gross Floor Area (R) of 260 m2","(2800 ft2), whichever is the lesser. For purposes"]},"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)."]},"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":["Buildings for Single Family Dwelling must be within the building envelope shown on Plan EL.01 of Schedule D.2; a garage or carport must be 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any street","Not more than two boarders in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings together limited to 10% lot coverage"],"quotes":["(a) Shall not be sited on any part of a lot outside","the building envelope shown on Plan EL.01 of","or carport must be sited 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any","There shall be not more than two boarders in a","(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=323","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-el/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-el.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-el.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}