{"title":"RS-1 zone in Lions Bay: Residential - Single Detached","code":"RS-1","slug":"rs-1","name":"Residential - Single Detached","group":"Residential","section":"7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential use in a single detached dwelling, Residential use in a dwelling with secondary suite.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential use in a single detached dwelling","Residential use in a dwelling with secondary suite"],"quotes":["(a) residential use in a single detached dwelling;","(b) residential use in a dwelling with secondary suite;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-based business","Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["(a) home-based business;","(b) accessory buildings and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8000 m²","quotes":["The minimum parcel area shall be 8000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Principal building minimum width 5.1 metres","quotes":["The minimum width of a principal building shall be 5.1 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30 percent; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 12.5 percent plus 180 m²","quotes":["Parcel coverage shall not exceed 30 percent.","Parcel coverage shall not exceed 12.5 percent plus 180 m2."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit per existing parcel (not counting secondary suites); floor area ratio 0.35; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: floor area ratio 0.25 plus 240 m²","quotes":["The base density for existing parcels shall be a maximum of one dwelling unit per parcel,","The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.35.","The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.25 plus 240 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 metres (sloping roof); 7.5 metres (flat roof)","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 9.0 metres for a sloping roof or 7.5 metres","for a flat roof."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.65 metres; 4.65 m where roof slope is 3 in 12 or greater","quotes":["The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 3.65 metres or, where","the slope of the roof is greater than or equal to 3 in 12, 4.65 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: the lesser of 7.5 metres or 20 percent of the parcel depth, minimum 4.5 metres (4.5 metres where the road's opposite side adjoins the sea)","note":"Front setback may be the average of neighbouring parcels' setbacks where that is at least 1.5 m more than required.","quotes":["7.5 metres from a front or rear parcel line; or","the lesser of 7.5 metres or 20 percent of the parcel depth, to a minimum of 4.5","4.5 metres from a front or rear parcel line common to a public right of way whose","front setback by at least 1.5 m, the front setback of the subject parcel shall be the average"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 7.5 metres (4.5 metres where the road's opposite side adjoins the sea)","quotes":["7.5 metres from a front or rear parcel line; or","7.5 metres from any other rear parcel line;","4.5 metres from a front or rear parcel line common to a public right of way whose"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.4 metres; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 1.5 metres","quotes":["2.4 metres from a side parcel line.","1.5 metres of an interior side parcel line; or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 3.0 metres","quotes":["3.0 metres of an exterior side parcel line."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum main floor area of a principal building is 93 m² (75 m² gross floor area in the Brunswick Beach Overlay Area)","Maximum 2 accessory buildings or structures per parcel, combined floor area up to 77 m²","One secondary suite or one cottage per parcel, not both; secondary suite up to 90 m² or 40 percent of the dwelling, whichever is less","Density may increase (one parcel per 800 m², 700 m² minimum, or a cottage on parcels of 1,000 m² or more) where community amenities are provided"],"quotes":["The minimum floor area of the main floor of a principal building shall be 93 m2.","The minimum gross floor area of a principal building shall be 75 m2.","No more than two accessory buildings or structures shall be located on a parcel.","The maximum combined floor area of all accessory buildings shall not exceed 77 m2.","No more than one secondary suite or one cottage, but not both, shall be located on a","A secondary suite shall not exceed a gross floor area of 90 m2 or 40 percent of the gross","cottage on parcels having a minimum area of 1,000 m2, where a covenant and amenities","Despite section 7.2, the maximum density may be increased to an average of one parcel","per 800 m2, with a 700 m2 minimum parcel area, where amenities identified in the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025)","url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The office consolidation has no Council sanction and is for convenience only; the original bylaws prevail. Zones are in Part VII (clauses 7 to 16); Schedule A defines zone areas."},"source_url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf#page=25","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lions-bay","name":"Lions Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/index.json"}}