{"title":"AR1 zone in Metchosin: Amenity Residential 1","code":"AR1","slug":"ar1","name":"Amenity Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"56.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Principal dwelling unit.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Principal dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Principal dwelling unit"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings","Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit)","Breeding kennel (up to 10 dogs)","Home Business, including bed and breakfast","Keeping of livestock","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings, subject to Section 31","Boarding in a dwelling unit of not more than 4 persons","Breeding kennel of not more than 10 dogs","Home Business, subject to Section 21","The keeping of livestock, subject to Subsection (5)","Accessory dwelling unit, subject to Section 23"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (Area 1); 2 ha (Area 2); 8,000 m² (Area 3), as shown on Addendum 1; 8,000 m² throughout if a park dedication condition is met, with no more than 13 lots subdivided","quotes":["4 ha (9.88 ac) for","2 ha (4.94 ac) for","8,000 m2 (1.98 ac) for","shall be 8,000 m2 (1.98","not more than 13 lots"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle access strip at least 20 m","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 10% of the perimeter of the lot.","the minimum width of the access strip of a panhandle lot shall be 20 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 20% of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 principal dwelling unit per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit","quotes":["Only one principal dwelling unit is permitted per lot.","Only one accessory dwelling unit is permitted per lot"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m","quotes":["The height of a building or carriage house shall not exceed 10.5 m","the height of a detached secondary suite shall not exceed 8 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m","quotes":["The height of a building or carriage house shall not exceed 10.5 m","the height of a detached secondary suite shall not exceed 8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m (principal building)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 10 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 3 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 3 m; detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 3 m","shall be located not less than 15 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: gross floor area up to 200 m²","Keeping of livestock: per 4,000 m² of lot area, 2 horses or cattle or 8 pigs, sheep or goats, plus 24 rabbits, game birds or poultry","Buildings for breeding kennels or livestock: at least 30 m from the front lot line and 15 m from any other lot line","Minimum lot area for a detached secondary suite or carriage house is 0.8 ha"],"quotes":["The gross floor area of an accessory building shall not exceed 200 m2","For each 4,000 m2 (.99 ac) of lot area","2 horses or cattle, or","8 pigs, sheep or goats, or","24 rabbits, game birds or poultry","shall be located not less than 30","from the front lot line and not less than 15 m","is 0.8 ha (1.98 acres)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is marked \"NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY\" and \"consolidated for convenience only\". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72)."},"source_url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ar1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ar1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ar1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}