{"title":"R-5 zone in Lake Cowichan: Single Detached and Duplex Residential","code":"R-5","slug":"r-5","name":"Single Detached and Duplex Residential","group":"Residential","section":"Part V","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached and duplex dwellings on small lots at medium density in an urban setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached and duplex dwellings on small lots at medium density in an urban setting.","quotes":["The intent of the Single Detached and Duplex Residential R-5 Zone is to provide for a","single detached and duplex dwelling types on small lots in a medium density urban"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached","Duplex"],"quotes":["Permitted Principal Uses","Single detached ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓","Duplex ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suite in a single detached dwelling","Secondary suite in a duplex (corner lot, or garage with tandem parking, or lot of at least 780 m²)","Home-based business (within the size limits for the suite)"],"quotes":["A secondary suite is permitted on a lot with a single detached dwelling.","A secondary suite is permitted on a lot with a duplex, provided it is a corner lot,","A home-based business is permitted if the combined area of a secondary suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Bed and Breakfast is an accessory use where the map shows designation R-5 B"],"quotes":["i. Designation B (denoted as R-5 B) is to permit Bed and Breakfast is an accessory"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"350 m² (single dwelling); 600 m² (duplex on a single strata lot); 300 m² (duplex, each unit on its own fee simple lot)","quotes":["i. Single dwelling 600 600 600 500 350 275","strata) 780 780 600 600","simple lot) 300 300 300 300"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage (%)","50 Zone"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m; for all building types except townhouses the third storey must have a minimum roof slope of 8 vertical to 12 horizontal","quotes":["i. Principal building","11.0;","For all building types except for","townhouses the third storey shall","have a minimum roof slope of 8","vertical run to 12 horizontal run"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 m (accessory buildings over 10 m²); 3.5 m (accessory structures under 10 m²)","quotes":["ii. Accessory building","7.5 7.5 7.5 flat roof 7.5 roof","iii. Accessory structure less","3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Single detached and duplex: 6.0 m to garage face; 4.5 m to front face of dwelling; garage face must be at least 1.5 m further back than the dwelling front face","quotes":["For single","a) 6.0 m to","b) 4.5 m to","c) the garage","face shall","of 1.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum setbacks for principal and accessory buildings or structures (metres)","4.5 3.0 4.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["1.5 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["v. Exterior side lot line 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 1.5 1.5"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory structures under 10 m²: front 4.5 m, rear 0.6 m, interior side 0.6 m, exterior side 1.5 m","quotes":["Minimum setbacks for accessory structures of less than 10m2 (metres)","i. Front lot line 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 4.5 n/a","ii. Rear lot line 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 n/a","iii. Interior side lot line 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 n/a","iv. Exterior side lot line 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 1.5 n/a"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum 3 storeys","One accessory dwelling unit is permitted on a lot","Secondary suite: at most 40% of the principal dwelling's floor area or 85 m² (whichever is less); at least 30 m²; at most 2 bedrooms"],"quotes":["b. Maximum number of storeys","3 3 3 3 3 1 1/2","iii. In all low and medium density residential zone districts one accessory dwelling","Maximum size is 40% of gross floor area of principal dwelling, or 85 square metres,","iii. Minimum size is 30 square metres.","iv. Maximum number of bedrooms is 2 (two)."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1055-2021 (consolidated as of February 24, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecowichan.ca/dl//1055-2021%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%2026-02-24.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":null},"source_url":"https://www.lakecowichan.ca/dl//1055-2021%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%2026-02-24.pdf#page=21","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-cowichan","name":"Lake Cowichan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/r-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/r-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/r-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}