{"title":"RT-WA zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Whittier Avenue Zone","code":"RT-WA","slug":"rt-wa","name":"Attached Housing Whittier Avenue Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1415","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 Dwelling Unit"],"quotes":["(c) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(d) Accessory Dwelling Unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted","note":"For subdivision.","quotes":["area 900 m2 (9688 ft2)","▪ not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (98.4 ft) (standard lot)","note":"For subdivision.","quotes":["width 30 m (98.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area","quotes":["structures shall be 40% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 1.1 for attached housing use","quotes":["shall not exceed a Floor Space Ratio of 1.1."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m (34.5 ft)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 10.5 m (34.5 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 any lot line abutting a street","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a rear lot line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m (13.1 ft)","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 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":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from interior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot","Parking area at most 30% of the lot area; no parking required for an Accessory Dwelling Unit","Buildings on the same lot must keep 3 m (9.8 ft) clear from the centre of windows, walls and outside corners"],"quotes":["Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of","10%.","30% of the surface of the lot area.","No parking shall be required for an Accessory","3 m (9.8 ft) from the centre of all windows,"]}},"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=338","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-wa/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-wa.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-wa.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}