{"title":"R-6 zone in Lake Cowichan: Small House Residential","code":"R-6","slug":"r-6","name":"Small House Residential","group":"Residential","section":"Part V","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small single detached dwellings on small lots at medium density in an urban setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small single detached dwellings on small lots at medium density in an urban setting.","quotes":["The intent of the Small House Residential R-6 Zone is to provide for small single","detached dwellings on small lots in a medium density urban setting."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached"],"quotes":["Permitted Principal Uses","Single detached ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suite in a single detached dwelling (basement or walk-out garden level, max. lot coverage 50%, one garage parking space)","Home-based business (within the size limits for the suite)"],"quotes":["A secondary suite is permitted in a single detached dwelling subject to","(i) The secondary suite is in a basement or in a walk out garden level.","A home-based business is permitted if the combined area of a secondary"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"275 m² (single dwelling)","quotes":["i. Single dwelling 600 600 600 500 350 275"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%; 50% when a secondary suite is present","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage (%)","60;","50 when a"]},"max_height":{"value":"5.5 m; the ridge of pitched roofs with a minimum slope of six to twelve may extend up to 7.6 m; all parts of the roof above 5.5 m must be pitched","quotes":["i. Principal building","5.5; the ridge","slope of six to","extend up to","7.6 m;","all parts of the"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m for pitched roof, 3.7 m for flat roof (accessory buildings over 10 m²); 3.5 m (accessory structures under 10 m²)","quotes":["ii. Accessory building","4.5 for pitched","3.7 for flat","3.7 for","3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["i Front lot line","7.5 7.5 into the setback front face 1.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Minimum setbacks for principal and accessory buildings or structures (metres)","ii. Rear lot line 4.5 4.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["iii. Interior side lot line 2.0 1.5 1.2"]},"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"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum 1 1/2 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","Secondary suite only in a basement or walk-out garden level, with maximum lot coverage 50% and one required parking space in a garage"],"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).","(i) The secondary suite is in a basement or in a walk out garden level.","(ii) The maximum lot coverage is 50%.","(iii) One of the required off street vehicle spaces is a garage."]}},"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-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/r-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/r-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}