---
title: "AR1 zone in Metchosin: Amenity Residential 1"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: AR1
bylaw: Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ar1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ar1.json"
---

# AR1 zone in Metchosin: Amenity Residential 1

Main uses: Principal dwelling unit.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Principal dwelling unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle access strip at least 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 1 principal dwelling unit per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 3 m; detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 56.1](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=69) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Metchosin: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/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/metchosin/zoning/ar1/_