{"title":"W-1 zone in Invermere: Water Zone (Residential)","code":"W-1","slug":"w-1","name":"Water Zone (Residential)","group":"Residential","section":"5.28","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Dock, Swimming platform, Mooring buoy, subject to (4)(a), Launch ramp, Moorage, including overnight moorage, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Dock","Swimming platform","Mooring buoy, subject to (4)(a)","Launch ramp","Moorage, including overnight moorage","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 (k), (l), (m), and (n)"],"note":"These uses are permitted accessory to a permitted use on the adjoining upland parcel and no others.","quotes":["Dock","Swimming platform","Mooring buoy, subject to (4)(a)","Launch ramp","Moorage, including overnight moorage","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 (k), (l), (m), and (n)","the adjoining upland parcel and no others are permitted"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boat lift"],"quotes":["Boat lift"]},"max_density":{"value":"Dock 1 per adjoining parcel; swimming platform 1 per adjoining parcel; mooring buoy 1 per adjoining parcel","quotes":["Dock 1 per adjoining parcel, subject to (4)(c)","Swimming platform 1 per adjoining parcel, subject to (4)(c)","Mooring buoy 1 per adjoining parcel"]},"other":{"value":["Dock surface area (including walkway) at most 20 m²; dock width 1.5 m for the walkway and 3.0 m for the dock surface; swimming platform at most 16 m²","Docks must be at least 5 m from the extension of the adjoining property line (6 m if adjoining a highway or W-3 zone)","Docks must be at least 10 m from other docks, boathouses, swimming platforms or other structures in the water","Docks, launch ramps and swimming platforms need a provincial licence of occupation or lease and are subject to Navigable Waters Protection Act approval"],"quotes":["Dock surface area (including walkway) 20 m2","Dock width 1.5 m (walkway portion)","3.0 m (dock surface)","16 m2","from adjoining 5 m or","6 m if adjoining a highway or W-3 zone","Minimum distance from dock(s), boathouses,","Docks 10 m","The placement and use of docks, launch ramps, and swimming platforms are","in accordance with a licence of occupation or lease issued by the province under"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This consolidation is old. Many later amendments are separate documents in the District's zoning bylaw folder (https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/111) and are not in this text, including Bylaw 1654 (short-term rentals), 1662 (CDZ-6), 1670 (CDZ-7), 1676 (CastleRock Phase 5), 1685 (R6 multi-family infill zone), 1686 (secondary suites) and 1691 (2026). The District's online bylaws are for information only; the Clerk's office has the official versions."},"source_url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=117","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/w-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/w-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/w-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/index.json"}}