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title: "W-1 zone in Invermere: Water Zone (Residential)"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: W-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/w-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/w-1.json"
---

# W-1 zone in Invermere: Water Zone (Residential)

Main uses: Dock, Swimming platform, Mooring buoy, subject to (4)(a), Launch ramp, Moorage, including overnight moorage, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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) (These uses are permitted accessory to a permitted use on the adjoining upland parcel and no others.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boat lift
- **Maximum density:** Dock 1 per adjoining parcel; swimming platform 1 per adjoining parcel; mooring buoy 1 per adjoining parcel
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.28](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=117) (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/w-1/_