---
title: "RCH-1 zone in Anmore: Compact Housing 1 (Countryside)"
place: Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/anmore
zone: RCH-1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (consolidated; the consolidation lists amendments through Bylaw No. 745-2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning/rch-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning/rch-1.json"
---

# RCH-1 zone in Anmore: Compact Housing 1 (Countryside)

Allows conversion of the Countryside Manufactured Home Park into a bare land strata subdivision with one-family housing as the principal use

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allows conversion of the Countryside Manufactured Home Park into a bare land strata subdivision with one-family housing as the principal use
- **Main uses:** One-Family Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Secondary Suite; Urban Agriculture
- **Minimum lot area:** 223 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (frontage under 12.2 metres); 55% (frontage over 12.2 metres)
- **Maximum density:** 0.6 FAR; up to 92 one-family dwelling units; gross density up to 8 parcels/acre; 0.74 FAR for 38-3295 and 40-3295 Sunnyside Road (PIDs 028-076-877 and 028-076-893)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3 m (4 m with a pitched roof)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 2.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (2.2 m for all storeys above the first storey)
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: sited to the rear of the front face of the principal building; rear 2.0 m; exterior side 4.0 m; interior side 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings up to 46.5 m²; A garage or carport must be at least 5.5 metres from the property line where driveway access is provided; Subdivision only as bare land strata parcels; Basements and sunken patios are permitted in Area 1 and prohibited in Area 2

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (consolidated; the consolidation lists amendments through Bylaw No. 745-2026), s. 9.3](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf#page=53) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Anmore: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/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/anmore/zoning/rch-1/_