---
title: "RS-1A zone in Anmore: Residential 1A"
place: Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/anmore
zone: RS-1A
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/rs-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning/rs-1a.json"
---

# RS-1A zone in Anmore: Residential 1A

One-family residential housing as the principal use

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** One-family residential housing as the principal use
- **Main uses:** One-Family Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Bed and Breakfast; Boarding; Secondary Suite / Coach House; Urban Agriculture
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,023 m² (parcels as small as 1,348 m² may be considered in compelling circumstances)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% of the parcel
- **Maximum density:** Subdivision: gross density of 2.04 parcels per acre; floor area 0.25 FAR for the principal building
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7 m (accessory buildings); 7 m (coach house)
- **Front setback:** 10 m (7.6 m for a parcel under 4,047 m²)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 10 m, rear 7.6 m, exterior side 7.6 m, interior side 5 m (rear and interior side may be 3.5 m for accessory buildings under 10 m² and in-ground swimming pools; may be 1 m for one accessory building on parcels under 1200 m²)
- **Other rules:** Up to 2 one-family dwellings (principal buildings) if the parcel is greater than 0.8 ha; Only 1 accessory building is allowed on a parcel with a coach house

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (consolidated; the consolidation lists amendments through Bylaw No. 745-2026), s. 9.2](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf#page=51) (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/rs-1a/_