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title: "RT-WA zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Whittier Avenue Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RT-WA
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-wa/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rt-wa.json"
---

# RT-WA zone in Saanich: Attached Housing Whittier Avenue 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 Dwelling Unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted (For subdivision.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m (98.4 ft) (standard lot) (For subdivision.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.1 for attached housing use
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34.5 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Rear setback:** 4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m (13.1 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1415](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=338) (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-wa/_