{"title":"RU1 zone in Lake Country: Small-Scale Multiple Housing","code":"RU1","slug":"ru1","name":"Small-Scale Multiple Housing","group":"Residential","section":"15.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A zone that permits up to four dwelling units with compatible secondary uses on medium-sized serviced urban lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A zone that permits up to four dwelling units with compatible secondary uses on medium-sized serviced urban lots.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone that permits up to four dwelling units with","compatible sectondary uses, on medium-sized serviced urban lots."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Group homes, minor","Single dwelling housing","Small-scale multiple housing"],"quotes":["group homes, minor","single dwelling housing","small-scale multiple housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast homes","Care centres, minor","Home occupations","Secondary suite","Utility services, minor impact","Short term vacation rental","Accessory suite","Backyard Chickens"],"quotes":["bed and breakfast homes","care centres, minor","home occupations","secondary suite","utility services, minor impact","short term vacation rental","accessory suite","Backyard Chickens"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 500 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 15.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Single dwelling and group home, minor: 40% (50% with driveways and parking); small-scale multiple housing: 50% (60% with driveways and parking)","quotes":["(i) Single Dwelling Housing and Group Home, Minor: The maximum site","coverage is 40% and together with driveways and parking areas, shall not","exceed 50%.","(ii) Small-Scale Multiple Housing: The maximum site coverage is 50% and","together with driveways and parking areas, shall not exceed 60%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Up to four dwelling units (small-scale multiple housing)","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone that permits up to four dwelling units with"]},"max_height":{"value":"Single dwelling and group home, minor: lesser of 9.5 m or 2½ storeys; small-scale multiple housing: lesser of 11 m or 3 storeys","quotes":["the lesser of 9.5 m or 2 ½ storeys","(ii) Small-Scale Multiple Housing: The maximum height is the lesser of 11 m","or 3 storeys."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.5 m (lesser of 8m or 2 storeys for an accessory building containing an accessory suite)","quotes":["(iii) Accessory buildings and structures: The maximum height is 5.5 m, except","it is the lesser of 8m or 2 storeys for an accessory building containing an"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Single dwelling: 4.5 m; small-scale multiple housing: 4 m; 6.0 m to a garage door or carport entrance with vehicular entry from the front","quotes":["yard is 4.5 m except it is 6.0 m to a garage door or carport entrance","(ii) Small-Scale Multiple Housing: The minimum front yard is 4 m except it is"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Single dwelling: 6.0 m (4.5 m where lot width exceeds lot depth, if one side yard is at least 4.5 m); small-scale multiple housing: 3 m; accessory buildings: 1.5 m","quotes":["is 6.0 m except where the lot width exceeds the lot depth, the minimum","rear yard is 4.5 m provided that one side yard shall have a minimum","(ii) Small-Scale Multiple Housing: The minimum rear yard is 3 m.","(iii) Accessory Buildings and Structures: The minimum rear yard is 1.5m,"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Single dwelling: 2.0 m; small-scale multiple housing: 1.5 m","quotes":["is 2.0m, except that it is 4.5 m from a flanking street, and it is 6.0 m from","(ii) Small-Scale Multiple Housing: The minimum side yard it 1.5 m except"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Single dwelling: 4.5 m from a flanking street (6.0 m to a garage door or carport entrance accessed from that street); small-scale multiple housing: 4.0 m (6.0 m to a garage door or carport entrance)","quotes":["is 2.0m, except that it is 4.5 m from a flanking street, and it is 6.0 m from","that it is 4.0 m from a flanking street and it is 6.0 m from a flanking street"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1.5 m (3 m for an accessory building with an accessory suite); 3m between an accessory suite building and another accessory building","quotes":["(iii) Accessory Buildings and Structures: The minimum rear yard is 1.5m,","except it is 3 m for an accessory building containing an accessory suite.","accessory suite and another accessory building on a lot shall be 3m."]},"other":{"value":["Only one secondary or accessory suite per parcel, except up to two suites in total where small-scale multiple housing is permitted.","Small-scale multiple housing is only permitted on lots inside the urban containment boundary, connected to municipal sewer and water, and 4,050 m² or smaller.","Where there is rear lane access, vehicle access is only from the lane (unless slope over 15%).","Small-scale multiple housing needs at least 7.5 m² of private open space per dwelling unit."],"quotes":["(iii) Only one secondary suite or one accessory suite is permitted per parcel.","suites, two accessory suites, or one secondary suite and one accessory","(i) Located within the urban containment boundary;","(iii) 4,050m2 or smaller in lot size.","development is only permitted from the rear lane, except for developments in","Where the development has access to a rear lane, vehicular access to the","15%.","Small-Scale Multiple Housing: A minimum area of 7.5 m2 of private open"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"A consolidated copy to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time to verify accuracy and completeness. The bylaw's own zone table also lists DC6 (Direct Control 6), but that section is marked deleted by Bylaw 719 and is not listed below."},"source_url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=129","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/ru1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/ru1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/ru1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/index.json"}}