{"title":"RT-6 zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Zone","code":"RT-6","slug":"rt-6","name":"Attached Housing Zone","group":"Residential","section":"525","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Attached Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Attached Housing"],"quotes":["(a) Attached Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Accessory Buildings and Structures","(d) Accessory Dwelling Unit","Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"750 m²","quotes":["area 750 m (8073 ft)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"27 m","quotes":["width 27 m (88.6 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["The maximum coverage of all buildings and structures","shall be 45% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio of 0.70 for a townhouse use","quotes":["Buildings and structures for a townhouse use shall not","exceed a floor space ratio of 0.70."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 8.5 m (27.8 ft)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which","abuts a street."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (from a rear lot line that does not abut a street)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a rear lot line","which does not abut a street."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which","abuts a street."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line that abuts a street; 1.5 m from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line that does not abut a street","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","line and a rear lot line which does not"]},"other":{"value":["Parking area can cover no more than 30% of the lot","All accessory buildings together: lot coverage up to 10%","Panhandle lots are not permitted","No building permit unless a housing agreement ensures units are available for sale to lower income families"],"quotes":["The parking area shall occupy not more than","30% of the surface of the lot area.","(c) Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of","10%.","Panhandle Lot","not permitted","No building permit shall be issued for development in","this zone unless a housing agreement has been entered","made available for sale to lower income families on the"]}},"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=157","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/rt-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}