---
title: "H-1 zone in Kimberley: Hostel One"
place: Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kimberley
zone: H-1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1850, 1994 (consolidated for convenience to Amending Bylaw 2795, January 14, 2026); Alpine Resort Zoning Bylaw No. 2016, 1999 (consolidated to Amending Bylaw 2794, January 14, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/h-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/h-1.json"
---

# H-1 zone in Kimberley: Hostel One

Hostel use on the Kimberley Alpine Resort Lands

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Hostel use on the Kimberley Alpine Resort Lands
- **Main uses:** hostel; playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use; secondary suite contained in the principal building and occupied by the hostel operator
- **Minimum lot area:** 1500 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** One tenth (1/10) of parcel
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 0.35
- **Maximum density:** Hostel gross floor area at least 200 m² and at most 500 m² or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is less
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres above finished grade
- **Front setback:** 10 metres
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 10 metres
- **Other rules:** At least 50 percent of sleeping accommodation floor area must be in dormitories; sleeping accommodation at most 60 percent of hostel floor area; At least 5.0 square metres per bed in a sleeping unit, bedroom or dormitory; Secondary suite 35 to 75 square metres; not for tourist accommodation

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1850, 1994 (consolidated for convenience to Amending Bylaw 2795, January 14, 2026); Alpine Resort Zoning Bylaw No. 2016, 1999 (consolidated to Amending Bylaw 2794, January 14, 2026), s. 7.20](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/133475#page=60) (read 2026-11-07)

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