{"title":"R1 zone in Colwood: Residential 1","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"5.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling, Group Home Use, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling","Group Home Use","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling;","Group Home Use;","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation","Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures","Secondary suite","Accessory dwelling unit","Show homes"],"quotes":["Home occupation;","Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures;","Secondary suite;","Accessory dwelling unit;","Show homes; and"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 2, Sections 60 and 61, Esquimalt District, Plan 9849 (641 Latoria Road) and Lot A, Section 61, Esquimalt District, Plan 35943 (579 Bunker Road): no more than two dwelling units in total, more if amenity contributions are paid","544 Windthrop Road (part of Lot 6, Section 62, Esquimalt District, Plan 10219, parcel A): two-family dwellings not permitted, one dwelling unit, up to five on the subdivided land with a contribution","Strata Lot 2, Section 4, Esquimalt District, Strata Plan VIS4693 (85 Milburn Drive): floor space ratio up to 0.47","Lot B, Section 14, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP78446 (291 Portsmouth Road): subdivision lots as small as 475 square metres with contributions","Lot 6, Section 7, Esquimalt District, Plan 9861 (3340 Anchorage Avenue): subdivision lots as small as 662 square metres with contributions"],"quotes":["(641 Latoria Road)","(579 Bunker Road)","(544 Windthrop Road)","(85 Milburn Drive) shall not exceed","0.47.","291 Portsmouth Road","3340 Anchorage Avenue"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision); 1,100 m² for a two-family dwelling; 900 m² for a panhandle lot","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision under the Land Title Act or Condominium","Act shall be 695 m2.","for a two-family dwelling use shall be 1,100 m2.","shall be 900 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision); 25 m for a two-family dwelling","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 16 m.","Condominium Act for a two-family dwelling use shall be 25 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent of the lot for a one-family dwelling; 25 percent for a two-family dwelling","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for a one-family dwelling use shall be 35 percent of the lot.","The maximum lot coverage for a two-family dwelling use shall be 25 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling per lot; floor area ratio of a residential building not more than 0.4, and gross floor area not more than 350 m²","quotes":["There shall be not more than one one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling on a lot.","The floor area ratio of a residential building shall not exceed 0.4.","exceed 350 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 8.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m; 4.5 m on lots created under section 5.6.08(8), or 5.8 m where a garage face is in the front yard","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5m in depth.","accordance with s 5.6.08(8), a front yard shall be provided of not less than 4.5 m in depth, and a rear","the minimum setback shall be 5.8m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m; 5.5 m on lots created under section 5.6.08(8)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth.","accordance with s 5.6.08(8), a front yard shall be provided of not less than 4.5 m in depth, and a rear","yard shall be provided of not less than 5.5m in depth, but where a garage face is located in a front"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m each side with the two sides together at least 4.5 m; 3 m where the building is 280 m² or more, for a two-family dwelling, or for a dwelling on a panhandle lot","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 1.5 m in width and the sum of the two side","280 m2 or more,","shall not be less than 4.5 m, provided, however, that:","side yards shall be provided of not less than 3 m in width except that a permit may","side yards of not less than 3 m in width shall be provided for a two-family dwelling","side yards of not less than 3 m in width shall be provided for a dwelling unit on a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street","quotes":["On a corner lot, a side yard of not less than 6 m in width shall be provided adjoining a flanking"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum ground floor area of a dwelling unit 80 m², and minimum average width 7 m","A two-family dwelling cannot be on a panhandle lot or on a lot with a front lot line under 25 m"],"quotes":["The minimum ground floor area of a dwelling unit shall be 80 m2.","The minimum average width of a dwelling unit shall be not less than 7 m.","A two-family dwelling shall not be located on a panhandle lot.","front lot line of less than 25 m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=53","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}