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

Saanich, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 coverage60% of the lot area
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio 0.75; no more than 25 attached dwelling units in total on all RT-CH lands
Maximum height7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Maximum height, accessory buildings3.75 m (12.3 ft)
Front setback3.0 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 setback3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
Interior side setback0.0 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 setback3.0 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 setbacks6.0 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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