{"title":"CR1 zone in Metchosin: Commercial Recreation 1","code":"CR1","slug":"cr1","name":"Commercial Recreation 1","group":"Commercial","section":"63","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Campsite, Dwelling unit, Marina, Miniature golf course, Manufactured home park, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Campsite","Dwelling unit","Marina","Miniature golf course","Manufactured home park","Premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act","Recreational cabin","Restaurant","Riding stable"],"quotes":["Campsite","Dwelling unit","Marina","Miniature golf course","Manufactured home park","Premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act","Recreational cabin","Restaurant","Riding stable"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings","Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit)","Accessory dwelling unit","Concession/Souvenir Stand (with a Miniature Golf Course only)"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings, subject to Section 31","Boarding in a dwelling unit of not more than 4 persons","Accessory dwelling unit, subject to Section 23","Concession/Souvenir Stand"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (on subdivision)","quotes":["Act shall be 2 ha (4.94 ac)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 10% of the perimeter of the lot.","Panhandle lots are not permitted."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of the lot","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 30% of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit and 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot; campsite, recreational cabin and manufactured home park: 1 unit per 675 m² of lot area (reduced by one unit where an accessory dwelling unit is on the lot)","quotes":["Only one dwelling unit is permitted per lot.","There shall be only one accessory dwelling unit per lot.","exceed one unit per 675 m2 (7,266 ft2) of lot area","the permitted number of units shall be reduced by one unit."]},"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"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 10 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 6 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["side yard which adjoins a flanking street shall not be less than 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line","quotes":["shall be located not less than 15 m"]},"other":{"value":["Campsite or recreational cabin may not be occupied for more than 6 months in a calendar year","Recreational cabins and manufactured homes in a park must be at least 14 m apart","Buildings for sheltering horses with a riding stable: 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":["No person shall occupy a campsite or recreational cabin for more than a total of 6 months in a calendar year.","is separated from all others by a minimum of 14 m","shall be located not less than 30 m","less than 15 m (49.2","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=88","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/cr1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/cr1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/cr1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}