{"title":"VR 1 zone in Bowen Island: Village Residential 1 (Detached Housing)","code":"VR 1","slug":"vr-1","name":"Village Residential 1 (Detached Housing)","group":"Residential","section":"4.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-lot detached housing and attached housing in Snug Cove Village, including housing designed for special needs.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-lot detached housing and attached housing in Snug Cove Village, including housing designed for special needs.","quotes":["residential use of land in the form of small lot detached housing and attached housing, including","housing designed for special needs with the Snug Cove Village."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Detached"],"quotes":["Dwelling ♦ ♦","Dwelling, Detached ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential Use","Uses accessory to principal uses","Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3)","Residential Guest Accommodation"],"quotes":["Accessory Residential Use ♦","Uses accessory to principal uses ♦ ♦","Home Occupation Use subject to Part 3","Residential Guest Accommodation ♦"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m² (new lots served by community water system)","quotes":["Minimum lot area for individual lots (m2) served by community water 370 4000"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage of all buildings and structures 50% 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 primary dwelling per lot","quotes":["Maximum number of primary dwellings on any lot 1"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a building or structure (metres) 9 9"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Minimum setback from front lot line (metres) 0 7.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m (stated for all other lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all other lot lines (metres) 0 3.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (interior lot line)","quotes":["Minimum setback from interior lot line (metres) 1.5 3.0"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m (stated for all other lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all other lot lines (metres) 0 3.0"]},"other":{"value":["Up to 2 accessory buildings per lot; 1 may be used for home occupation"],"quotes":["Maximum number of accessory buildings on any lot, subject to Part 3 2 4","Maximum number of accessory buildings on any lot that may be used for 1 0"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Zones are in Part 4, grouped by section (several zones share one section). CD 14 is not listed in Table 4-1. Schedule B (Land Use Map) is a separate document."},"source_url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=58","place":{"path":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vr-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vr-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vr-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}