---
title: "RS-1 zone in Lions Bay: Residential - Single Detached"
place: Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lions-bay
zone: RS-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rs-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rs-1.json"
---

# RS-1 zone in Lions Bay: Residential - Single Detached

Main uses: Residential use in a single detached dwelling, Residential use in a dwelling with secondary suite.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential use in a single detached dwelling; Residential use in a dwelling with secondary suite
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based business; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 8000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Principal building minimum width 5.1 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30 percent; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 12.5 percent plus 180 m²
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 metres (sloping roof); 7.5 metres (flat roof)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.65 metres; 4.65 m where roof slope is 3 in 12 or greater
- **Front setback:** 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) (Front setback may be the average of neighbouring parcels' setbacks where that is at least 1.5 m more than required.)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 7.5 metres (4.5 metres where the road's opposite side adjoins the sea)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 metres; Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 1.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** Brunswick Beach Overlay Area: 3.0 metres
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025), s. 7](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf#page=25) (read 2026-11-08)

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