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title: "GB1A zone in Highlands: Greenbelt 1A"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: GB1A
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/gb1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/gb1a.json"
---

# GB1A zone in Highlands: Greenbelt 1A

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:** 48 hectares (120 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:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 8.1A](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=59) (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/gb1a/_