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title: "VR 1 zone in Bowen Island: Village Residential 1 (Detached Housing)"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
zone: VR 1
bylaw: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vr-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vr-1.json"
---

# VR 1 zone in Bowen Island: Village Residential 1 (Detached Housing)

Small-lot detached housing and attached housing in Snug Cove Village, including housing designed for special needs.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-lot detached housing and attached housing in Snug Cove Village, including housing designed for special needs.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Detached
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Uses accessory to principal uses; Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3); Residential Guest Accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 370 m² (new lots served by community water system)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 1 primary dwelling per lot
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m (stated for all other lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (interior lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 0 m (stated for all other lot lines)
- **Other rules:** Up to 2 accessory buildings per lot; 1 may be used for home occupation

## Source

- [Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.6](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=58) (read 2026-11-08)

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