{"title":"RS-F zone in Saanich: Single Family Dwelling Fairburn Zone","code":"RS-F","slug":"rs-f","name":"Single Family Dwelling Fairburn Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1625","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Boarding, Home Occupation.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Boarding","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["(a) Single Family Dwelling","(b) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","(c) Boarding","(d) Home Occupation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(e) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(f) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"365 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted","note":"For subdivision.","quotes":["area 365 m2 (3929 ft2 )","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12.0 m (39.4 ft) (standard lot)","note":"For subdivision.","quotes":["width 12.0 m (39.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for lots under 560 m² (6028 ft²); 45% for lots 560 m² (6028 ft²) and greater","note":"Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing coverage is set by Schedule G.","quotes":["shall be 50% of the lot area for lots having","an area less than 560 m2 (6028 ft2 ) and 45% of the","be regulated by Schedule “G” of this Bylaw."]},"max_density":{"value":"Single family dwelling: Floor Space Ratio 0.50 or Gross Floor Area of 310 m² (3337 ft²), whichever is less","quotes":["0.50 or a Gross Floor Area (R) of 310 m2 (3337","whichever is the lesser."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) measured from grade; flat roofs or roofs with pitch under 3:12: roof height 6.5 m (21.3 ft)","quotes":["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 ft) as measured from grade;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (12.3 ft)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a front lot line.","6.0 m (19.7 ft) from a front lot line and"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft); for lots 560 m² or larger, combined front and rear setbacks must be at least 15.0 m (49.2 ft)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a rear lot line.","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a rear lot line","rear setbacks are not less than 15.0 m","(49.2 ft).","lot area for lots having an area of 560 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4.9 ft); for lots 560 m² or larger, the sum of both sideyards must be at least 4.5 m (14.8 ft)","quotes":["1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","sideyards is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft).","lot area for lots having an area of 560 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m (11.5 ft)","quotes":["3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a rear and an interior side lot line; 3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot line","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front lot line.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from a rear and an","3.5 m (11.5 ft) from an exterior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["No more than two boarders in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot","The total number of lots in the RS-F zone may not exceed 18","Land may not be subdivided into lots with a depth less than 24.5 m (80.4 ft)"],"quotes":["There shall be not more than two boarders in a","Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","exceed 18 lots.","having a depth less than 24.5 m (80.4 ft)."]}},"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=353","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-f/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-f.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rs-f.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}