---
title: "GB1 zone in Highlands: Greenbelt 1"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: GB1
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/gb1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/gb1.json"
---

# GB1 zone in Highlands: Greenbelt 1

Main uses: Forest management activities related to timber production and harvesting, Residential, Agriculture, Home-based Business.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Forest management activities related to timber production and harvesting; Residential; Agriculture; Home-based Business (These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.0.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures; One accessory dwelling unit (with a covenant preventing subdivision from the principal dwelling)
- **Minimum lot area:** 12 hectares (30 acres) for new lots created by subdivision
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 metres (accessory building or structure); 12 metres (building used for Agriculture)
- **Front setback:** 20 metres; 30 metres for a building used for Agriculture
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture
- **Interior side setback:** 10 metres; 15 metres for a building used for Agriculture
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres (side lot line that abuts a highway)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 8.1](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=58) (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/gb1/_