{"title":"R1-BM zone in North Cowichan: Bell McKinnon Residential Rural","code":"R1-BM","slug":"r1-bm","name":"Bell McKinnon Residential Rural","group":"Residential","section":"56.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Assisted Living, Bed and Breakfast, Community Care Facility, Home-based Business, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Assisted Living","Bed and Breakfast","Community Care Facility","Home-based Business","Modular Home","Single-Family Dwelling","Supportive Housing","Two-Family Dwelling"],"quotes":["Agriculture","Assisted Living","Bed and Breakfast","Community Care Facility","Home-based Business","Modular Home","Single-Family Dwelling","Supportive Housing","Two-Family Dwelling"]},"site_specific":{"value":["6682 Norcross Road (PID: 006-390-889): assisted living facility may have up to 20 residents"],"quotes":["the maximum number of residents living in an assisted living","facility may not exceed 20 on 6682 Norcross Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 hectares (4.94 acres)","quotes":["The minimum permitted lot size for the R1-BM zone is 2 hectares (4.94 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m (98.43')","quotes":["The minimum permitted frontage for the R1-BM zone is 30.0 m (98.43')."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot coverage of the R1-BM zone is 30% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 residential building and up to 2 dwelling units per lot; floor space ratio 0.5:1","quotes":["The number of residential buildings shall not exceed one and the number of dwelling","units shall not exceed two.","The maximum permitted floor space ratio for the R1-BM zone is 0.5:1."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m (29.53')","quotes":["(a) Principal Buildings, 9.0 m (29.53')"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (16.40')","quotes":["(b) Accessory Buildings, 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":["Garage or vehicle entrance must be at least 5.8 m (19.03') from a public road other than a lane","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":["a public road other than a lane is 5.8 m (19.03'). [BL3150]","Bed and breakfast uses may have no more than six sleeping units.","provided that 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=65","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/r1-bm/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r1-bm.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r1-bm.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}