---
title: "RES-1 zone in Invermere: Resort Recreation"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: RES-1
bylaw: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/res-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/res-1.json"
---

# RES-1 zone in Invermere: Resort Recreation

Main uses: golf courses, marinas, equestrian centres, athletic fields, racquet courts, and 5 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** golf courses; marinas; equestrian centres; athletic fields; racquet courts; Resort accommodation; swimming pools; hiking and riding trails; recreational vehicle parks; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** dwelling unit accessory to a permitted use; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 8.0 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** One single family dwelling accessory to a permitted use and 30 resort accommodation units per ha of usable site area
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** RV park: minimum site area 1.0 ha; each RV space at least 140 m²; open space at least 5% of the park; RV park or campground: buffer of 7.5 m next to highway rights-of-way and 3.0 m next to other boundaries

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.21](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=100) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Invermere: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/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/invermere/zoning/res-1/_