---
title: "R1 zone in Montrose: Residential 1 (Single Family Residential)"
place: Montrose, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/montrose
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Montrose: Residential 1 (Single Family Residential)

Single family residential zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single family residential zone
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; In-law suites; Garden flats; Accessory building and structures; Temporary vehicle shelters; Electronic cottage industry
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m² (lots with both community water and sewer); other lots as set in Part 3
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m or 20 percent of the lot depth, whichever is less
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m; 2.4 m for walls with windows to habitable rooms
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, s. 4.1](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=21) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Montrose: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/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/montrose/zoning/r1/_