{"title":"RT-CH zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Christmas Hill Zone","code":"RT-CH","slug":"rt-ch","name":"Attached Housing Christmas Hill Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1400","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Attached Housing","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) Attached Housing","(b) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(c) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(d) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% of the lot area","quotes":["structures shall be 60% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.75; no more than 25 attached dwelling units in total on all RT-CH lands","quotes":["Shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio of 0.75.","not exceed 25 (twenty-five)."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft)","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 7.5 m (24.6 ft)."]},"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":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a lot line abutting a street; the garage and portions of a building above 4.9 m (16.0 ft) from average grade must be stepped back to at least 6.0 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from 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":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line which"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m between attached units; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) between buildings with units sharing common walls; 5.0 m (16.4 ft) where abutting a single family dwelling use","quotes":["0.0 m (0.0 ft) from an interior side lot line","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot","5.0 m (16.4 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a lot line abutting a street (stepped back to 6.0 m for the garage and upper portions)","quotes":["minimum of 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot","3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which","abuts a street, except that the garage"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line abutting a street; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line not abutting a street","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line which","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot","1.5 m (4.9 ft) setback from a lot line abutting land zoned P-4"],"quotes":["Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from any lot line which","abuts land zoned P-4."]}},"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=337","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-ch/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-ch.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-ch.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}