{"title":"A5 zone in North Cowichan: Rural Residential","code":"A5","slug":"a5","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"55","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Assisted Living, Bed and Breakfast, Community Care Facility, Home-based Business, Modular Home, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Assisted Living","Bed and Breakfast","Community Care Facility","Home-based Business","Modular Home","Single-Family Dwelling","Supportive Housing"],"note":"Two-Family Dwelling is shown as repealed.","quotes":["Assisted Living","Bed and Breakfast","Community Care Facility","Home-based Business","Modular Home","Single-Family Dwelling","Supportive Housing"]},"site_specific":{"value":["6360 Lakes Road and 6722 Lakes Road: a second residential building no larger than 85 m² or 40% of the principal building's gross floor area, whichever is less","3543 Auchinachie Road (PID: 004-574-176) and 6531 Bird’s Eye Drive (PID 000-971-782): two dwelling units in two residential buildings"],"quotes":["property located at 6360 Lakes Road, and 6722 Lakes Road if:","85 m2 (915 sq. ft.) or 40% of the gross","3543 Auchinachie Road (PID: 004-574-176","6531 Bird’s Eye Drive (PID 000-971-782)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m² (.988 acres)","quotes":["The minimum permitted lot size for the A5 zone is 4,000 m2 (.988 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"45.0 m (147.63')","quotes":["The minimum permitted frontage for the A5 zone is 45.0 m (147.63')."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30 percent of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot coverage for the A5 zone is 30 percent of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Up to 2 dwelling units and 1 residential building per lot; on land of 2 hectares (4.94 acres) or larger, 2 dwelling units in 2 residential buildings are allowed if the smaller one is accessory and no more than 90 m² of gross floor area","quotes":["The number of dwelling units per lot shall not exceed two.","The number of residential buildings per lot shall not exceed one.","where land is two hectares (4.94 acres) or larger in area, a","residential buildings is permitted, where the smaller residential building shall be","90m2 of gross floor area."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m (29.53')","quotes":["units, within the A5 zone is 9.0 m (29.53')."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (16.40')","quotes":["The maximum permitted building height for accessory buildings within the A5 zone is 5.0","m (16.40')."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (19.68')","quotes":["(a) Principal Buildings","Yard, Front, 6.0 m (19.68')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"8.0 m (26.25')","quotes":["Yard, Rear, 8.0 m (26.25')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.84')","quotes":["Yard, Side, 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m (19.68'), side 3.0 m (9.84'), rear 3.0 m (9.84')","quotes":["(b) Accessory Buildings and Structures (Excluding Fences)","Yard, Front, 6.0 m (19.68')","Yard, Rear, 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"other":{"value":["Bed and breakfast: no more than six sleeping units","Assisted Living, Supportive Housing and Community Care Facilities: no more than ten residents, within a single-family dwelling only"],"quotes":["Bed and breakfast uses may have no more than six sleeping units.","the number of residents does not exceed ten, including resident staff,"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)","url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed. Suffix a or b on a zone code (for example W2a) marks a sub-zone with additional uses (s. 44)."},"source_url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=57","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-cowichan","name":"North Cowichan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/a5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/a5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/a5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}