---
title: "CR1 zone in Metchosin: Commercial Recreation 1"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: CR1
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/cr1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/cr1.json"
---

# CR1 zone in Metchosin: Commercial Recreation 1

Main uses: Campsite, Dwelling unit, Marina, Miniature golf course, Manufactured home park, and 4 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (on subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 63](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=88) (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/cr1/_