UP2 zone in Metchosin: Upland 2 (FLR)

Metchosin, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Agriculture, Principal dwelling unit, Intensive agriculture, Riding stable, Timber production and harvesting of primary forest products and related forest management activities (no sawmilling, manufacturing or dry land log sorting).

Zone rules

Main uses	Agriculture Principal dwelling unit Intensive agriculture Riding stable Timber production and harvesting of primary forest products and related forest management activities (no sawmilling, manufacturing or dry land log sorting)
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory uses and buildings Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit) Breeding kennel Home Business, including bed and breakfast Accessory dwelling unit
Minimum lot area	4 ha (on subdivision)
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; where the lot is under 930 m², 186 m²
Maximum density	1 principal dwelling unit or 1 Communal Seniors Housing residence per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit or a Communal Seniors Housing residence
Maximum height	12 m; principal dwelling unit 10.5 m; detached secondary suite 8 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	10.5 m (accessory building, including one with a 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 Buildings for breeding kennels, livestock or agriculture (other than intensive agriculture): at least 30 m from the front lot line and 15 m from any other lot line Buildings for intensive agriculture: at least 60 m from the front lot line and 20 m from any other lot line Land within the Private Managed Forest Land Act: subdivision and uses not expressly permitted by that Act must be approved by the Private Managed Forest Land Council

Source: Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 55 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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