---
title: "Am1 zone in Highlands: Amenity 1"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: Am1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am1.json"
---

# Am1 zone in Highlands: Amenity 1

Main uses: Residential, Home-based business, Agriculture.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential; Home-based business; Agriculture (These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.7.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures; One accessory dwelling unit (with a covenant preventing subdivision from the principal dwelling)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot and no more than one home-based business in it
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 metres (accessory building or structure); 12 metres (building used for Agriculture)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres; 30 metres for a building used for Agriculture
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture
- **Interior side setback:** 5 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres (side lot line that abuts a highway)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 12.14](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=84) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Highlands: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/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/highlands/zoning/am1/_