{"title":"GB1A zone in Highlands: Greenbelt 1A","code":"GB1A","slug":"gb1a","name":"Greenbelt 1A","group":"Rural","section":"8.1A","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":"48 hectares (120 acres) for new lots created by subdivision","quotes":["of at least 48 hectares (120 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":["Principal dwelling floor area: 300 square metres (lots 3 hectares and smaller); 375 square metres (lots larger than 3 hectares)","Accessory buildings total floor area: 275 m² (lots 3 ha and smaller), 375 m² (over 3 ha and under 20 ha), 750 m² (20 ha and larger); single accessory building 100 m² (under 20 ha), 300 m² (20 ha and larger)","Land may be subdivided into a maximum of seven lots as shown in Schedule G if park dedication, heritage register and emergency access conditions are met"],"quotes":["For lots 3 hectares in size and smaller, the total floor area of a principal dwelling unit shall not","exceed 300 square metres.","For lots larger than 3 hectares, the total floor area of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 375","For lots 3 hectares in size and smaller, the total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall","not exceed 275 square metres and no single accessory building shall exceed 100 square metres in","For lots larger than 3 hectares and smaller than 20 hectares, the total floor area of all accessory","exceed 100 square metres in floor area.","exceed 750 square metres and no single accessory building shall exceed 300 square metres in","may be subdivided into a maximum of seven (7) lots"]}},"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=59","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/gb1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/gb1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/gb1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}