---
title: "HAH1 zone in Colwood: Hillside Attached Housing 1"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: HAH1
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/hah1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/hah1.json"
---

# HAH1 zone in Colwood: Hillside Attached Housing 1

Orderly development of attached housing on lands designated Neighbourhood – Hillside and Shoreline in the Official Community Plan, minimizing impacts on the natural environment, topography and open space.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Orderly development of attached housing on lands designated Neighbourhood – Hillside and Shoreline in the Official Community Plan, minimizing impacts on the natural environment, topography and open space.
- **Main uses:** Attached Housing; Duplex (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Office Use Only; Show Home; Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 3000m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 50m (minimum lot frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Base: 1 dwelling unit. Floor area ratio up to 1.2
- **Maximum height:** 3 storey or 12.5m
- **Front setback:** 4.0m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5m
- **Other rules:** Usable open space at least 10%

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 6.13](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=106) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/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/colwood/zoning/hah1/_