---
title: "R-1 zone in Canal Flats: Residential - Community"
place: Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/canal-flats
zone: R-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/r-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/r-1.json"
---

# R-1 zone in Canal Flats: Residential - Community

Residential development on fully serviced parcels that contribute to a healthy permanent community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential development on fully serviced parcels that contribute to a healthy permanent community.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single detached; Dwelling, Two-unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit, Accessory; Home Based Business 1– Minor; Home Based Business 2 – Major; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 325 m² (3,500 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10m (32.8 ft.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (all dwellings, buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** 10 dwelling units per acre (2 bedrooms in a senior's facility count as one unit)
- **Maximum height:** 10.0m (32.8 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0m (19.7 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 4.0m (13.1 ft.)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0m (19.7 ft.)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5m (4.9 ft.)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0m (9.8 ft.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front equal to or greater than the principal building; rear 2.0m (6.6 ft.); interior side 1.5m (4.9 ft.); exterior side 3.0m (9.8 ft.)
- **Other rules:** Senior Citizen Housing Facility (conditional): parcel at least 929 m² (10,000 ft²), max 10 bedrooms/living quarters, single title with no strata; Dwelling, Multi-Unit (conditional): parcel at least 929 m² (10,000 ft²), single title with no strata, max four (4) units per building; Minimum lot length 30m (98.4 ft.); Parcels must be fully serviced with municipal water and sewer

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026), s. 5.4](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50072#page=42) (read 2026-11-08)

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