{"title":"GB1 zone in Highlands: Greenbelt 1","code":"GB1","slug":"gb1","name":"Greenbelt 1","group":"Rural","section":"8.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Forest management activities related to timber production and harvesting, Residential, Agriculture, Home-based Business.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Forest management activities related to timber production and harvesting","Residential","Agriculture","Home-based Business"],"note":"These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.0.","quotes":["a) Forest management activities related to timber production and harvesting","Residential","Agriculture","Home-based Business","In addition to the uses permitted in Section 3.0 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":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","there may be no more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit on each lot"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"12 hectares (30 acres) for new lots created by subdivision","quotes":["minimum area","of at least 12 hectares (30 acres)."]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["There shall be no more than one (1) principal dwelling unit on each lot."]},"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":"20 metres; 30 metres for a building used for Agriculture","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 20 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":"10 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 10 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":["Total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot: no more than 525 square metres; no single accessory building over 300 square metres","Principal dwelling unit floor area: no more than 700m2"],"quotes":["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 principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 700m2."]}},"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=58","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/gb1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/gb1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/gb1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}