---
title: "R-1 zone in Masset: Neighbourhood Residential"
place: Masset, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/masset
zone: R-1
bylaw: Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/r-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/r-1.json"
---

# R-1 zone in Masset: Neighbourhood Residential

To accommodate low-density residential uses on small lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate low-density residential uses on small lots.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Duplex; Dwelling, Single Detached
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Bed and Breakfast; Boarding House; Childcare Facility, Minor; Coach House; Community Care Facility; Home-Based Business; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lots 3, 4, and 5, Plan 6212, D.L. 7, Q.C.D.: front setback 2.75 m; Lots 7-10 inclusive of Block 21, D.L. 7, Q.C.D.: front setback 1.5 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 465.0 m²; for subdivision, 0.2 ha where only serviced by a community water system, or 0.4 ha where not serviced by community water or sewer
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** 4 per lot; two per lot where not connected to community water and sewer and under 500.0 m² in area
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 11.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 9.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 0.5 m, side 0.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum distance between buildings 3.0 m; Maximum impermeable surface coverage 70%; Accessory buildings: maximum 50.0 m² floor area, except a detached garage or carport may be 65.0 m²

## Source

- [Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT), s. 9.2](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf#page=47) (read 2026-11-08)

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