{"title":"SH-1 zone in Clearwater: Small Holding","code":"SH-1","slug":"sh-1","name":"Small Holding","group":"Rural","section":"7.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Rural residential environment for owners seeking a larger private lot served by on-site water and septic, protected from premature higher density development.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Rural residential environment for owners seeking a larger private lot served by on-site water and septic, protected from premature higher density development.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to secure a rural residential environment so that property owners","who seek the privacy of a larger lot rural context may be independently served by on-site water"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["One single family dwelling or one manufactured home","One duplex (where land is not within the ALR)","Agricultural use (ALR land)"],"quotes":["a) one single family dwelling or one manufactured home or, where land is not within the ALR,","one duplex; and","b) for ALR land, agricultural use (see s. 4.4)."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building","Bed and breakfast","Boarding","Home based business","Secondary suite","Keeping of a limited number of animals as set out in the Animal Control Bylaw"],"quotes":["c) accessory building;","d) bed and breakfast;","e) boarding;","f) home based business;","g) secondary suite; and","h) keeping of a limited number of animals as set out in the Animal Control Bylaw."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 hectares (5 acres)","quotes":["The minimum lot area for a lot created by subdivision shall be 2 hectares (5 acres)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No maximum","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage No maximum"]},"max_height":{"value":"No maximum","quotes":["Maximum Building Height No maximum No maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"No maximum","quotes":["Maximum Building Height No maximum No maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 6 metres (20ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.4 m (8 ft)","quotes":["Interior Side Lot Line 2.4 metres (8ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft) 4.5 metres (15ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6 m (20 ft), rear 1.5 m (5 ft), interior side 1.5 m (5 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 6 metres (20ft)","Rear Lot Line 6 metres (20ft) 1.5 metres (5ft)","Interior Side Lot Line 2.4 metres (8ft) 1.5 metres (5ft)","Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres (15ft) 4.5 metres (15ft)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)","url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. The District is preparing a replacement Zoning Bylaw (a draft dated 2026-10-09 is on its zoning page); Bylaw 133 is the one in force until that is adopted. The zoning map is Schedule A."},"source_url":"https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=45","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/sh-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/sh-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/sh-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/index.json"}}