---
title: "RT-CH zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Christmas Hill Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RT-CH
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/rt-ch/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-ch.json"
---

# RT-CH zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Christmas Hill Zone

Main uses: Attached Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Attached Housing; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.75; no more than 25 attached dwelling units in total on all RT-CH lands
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 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)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 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)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1400](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=337) (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/rt-ch/_