{"title":"Am1 zone in Highlands: Amenity 1","code":"Am1","slug":"am1","name":"Amenity 1","group":"Public","section":"12.14","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential, Home-based business, Agriculture.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential","Home-based business","Agriculture"],"note":"These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.7.","quotes":["(a) Residential","(b) Home-based business","(c) Agriculture","In addition to the uses permitted in Section 3.7 of this Bylaw, the following uses and no others"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","One accessory dwelling unit (with a covenant preventing subdivision from the principal dwelling)"],"quotes":["(d) Accessory uses, buildings and structures","there may be no more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit on each lot"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 4, Sections 13 and 14, Highland District, Plan 22965 and South ½ of Section 14, Highland District, Except Parcel B (DD 32752I) and Except Parts in Plans 8758, 22965, 40257 and 2812 RW: may be subdivided into a maximum of 11 lots (none under 1.2 hectares) if the amenity is provided"],"quotes":["(a) Lot 4, Sections 13 and 14, Highland District, Plan 22965 and","South ½ of Section 14, Highland District, Except Parcel B (DD 32752I) and","as the “Lands”) if within the Am1 Zone, may be subdivided into a maximum of 11 lots"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"12 hectares (30 acres) for new lots created by subdivision; the listed Lands may be subdivided into up to 11 lots of at least 1.2 hectares (2.9 acres) if the amenity (transfer of about 8.3 hectares to the District) is provided","quotes":["(1) No lot having an area less than 12 hectares (30 acres) may be created by subdivision.","as the “Lands”) if within the Am1 Zone, may be subdivided into a maximum of 11 lots","provided that no lot shall have an area less than 1.2 hectares (2.9 acres).","Subdivision and transfer to the District of Highlands of approximately 8.3 hectares of land, generally"]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per lot and no more than one home-based business in it","quotes":["(1) There shall be no more than one (1) principal dwelling unit on each lot and no more than","one home-based business in such dwelling unit."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 metres","quotes":["The height of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 10.5 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6 metres (accessory building or structure); 12 metres (building used for Agriculture)","quotes":["The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 6 metres and the height of a","building used for Agriculture shall not exceed 12 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres; 30 metres for a building used for Agriculture","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres of a front lot line and no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 30 metres of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a rear lot line and no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 15 metres of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 5 metres of a side lot line and no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 15 metres of a side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10 metres (side lot line that abuts a highway)","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a side lot line that abuts a highway."]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: total floor area no more than 525 square metres; no single accessory building over 300 square metres","Dwelling unit floor area no more than 420 square metres","Total combined floor area of all buildings or structures on a lot no more than 1,000 square metres"],"quotes":["(7) The total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 525 square metres and no","single accessory building shall exceed 300 square metres in floor area.","The total floor area of a dwelling unit shall not exceed 420 square metres.","The total combined floor area of all buildings or structures on a lot shall not exceed 1,000 square"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)","url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidation is \"for convenience purpose only: It is not a certified copy\"."},"source_url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=84","place":{"path":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}