---
title: "SH-1 zone in Clearwater: Small Holding"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
zone: SH-1
bylaw: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/sh-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/sh-1.json"
---

# SH-1 zone in Clearwater: Small Holding

Rural residential environment for owners seeking a larger private lot served by on-site water and septic, protected from premature higher density development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Rural residential environment for owners seeking a larger private lot served by on-site water and septic, protected from premature higher density development.
- **Main uses:** One single family dwelling or one manufactured home; One duplex (where land is not within the ALR); Agricultural use (ALR land)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 hectares (5 acres)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No maximum
- **Maximum height:** No maximum
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** No maximum
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m (8 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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)

## Source

- [District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 7.2](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=45) (read 2026-11-08)

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