---
title: "R-1A zone in Canal Flats: Residential - Planned Development"
place: Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/canal-flats
zone: R-1A
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-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/r-1a.json"
---

# R-1A zone in Canal Flats: Residential - Planned Development

Comprehensively planned residential development on fully serviced parcels.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Comprehensively planned residential development on fully serviced parcels.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single detached
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit, Accessory; Home Based Business 1 - Minor; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 555 m² (5,974.2 ft²), fully serviced
- **Minimum lot width:** 15m (49.21 ft.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** One single-detached dwelling per parcel, except where permitted under the bylaw
- **Maximum height:** 10.0m (32.8 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0m (19.68 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 4.0m (13.1 ft.), consistent with adjacent existing structures
- **Rear setback:** 6.0m (19.9 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 (6.7 ft.); interior side 1.5m (4.9 ft.); exterior side 3.0m (9.8 ft.)
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot length 30m (98.425 ft.); Parcels must be fully serviced

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026), s. 5.5](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50072#page=46) (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-1a/_