---
title: "OS zone in Barriere: Open Space"
place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/barriere
zone: OS
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (consolidated July 2025 through Amendment Bylaws 127 to 258, with map)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning/os/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning/os.json"
---

# OS zone in Barriere: Open Space

Protect steep slopes and natural drainage courses; development is limited to passive recreational uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Protect steep slopes and natural drainage courses; development is limited to passive recreational uses.
- **Main uses:** Passive Recreation
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum parcel size for subdivision

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (consolidated July 2025 through Amendment Bylaws 127 to 258, with map), s. Division 16](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf#page=40) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Barriere: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/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/barriere/zoning/os/_