{"title":"R1 zone in Montrose: Residential 1 (Single Family Residential)","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential 1 (Single Family Residential)","group":"Residential","section":"4.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single family residential zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single family residential zone","quotes":["4.1 Rl - Residential 1 Zone (Single Family Residential)"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupations","In-law suites","Garden flats","Accessory building and structures","Temporary vehicle shelters","Electronic cottage industry"],"quotes":["Home occupations;","In-law suites;","Garden flats;","Accessory building and structures;","Temporary vehicle shelters;","Electronic cottage industry."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"560 m² (lots with both community water and sewer); other lots as set in Part 3","quotes":["shall be 560 m2.","as prescribed in Part 3."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width shall be 18 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent of the gross lot area","quotes":["shall not cover more than 35 percent of the gross lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["a) principal buildings 9 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["b) accessory buildings 4.5m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is less","quotes":["From the front lot line: 6m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is the lesser;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["From a rear lot line: 7.5 m except that an accessory building may be located to"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m; 2.4 m for walls with windows to habitable rooms","quotes":["From an interior side lot line: 1.5 m except for wails with windows to habitable rooms, in","which case the minimum setback shall be 2.4m;"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["From an exterior side lot line 6m;"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1.5 m","quotes":["within 1.5m from a rear lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m","Minimum width of a principal building 5.5 m","Temporary vehicle shelters have their own setbacks: side 0.6 m, rear 0.6 m"],"quotes":["The minimum lot depth shall be 30 m.","The minimum width of a principal building shall be 5.5 m.","b) from the interior side lot line 0.6m;","d) from a rear lot line 0.6m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw","url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The PDF text layer has some character errors (for example \"Rl\" for R1, \"Cl\" for C1) and the cover page has no readable text. Later amendments posted separately (for example Bylaw 777 on sea cans and Bylaw 783 of 2024 on accessory dwelling units) are not merged into this text. Section 3 mentions a C3 zone that Part 4 does not establish."},"source_url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=21","place":{"path":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/index.json"}}