{"title":"R1 zone in North Cowichan: Residential Rural","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential Rural","group":"Residential","section":"56","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Assisted Living, Bed and Breakfast, Community Care Facility, Home-based Business, and 3 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","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Business","Modular Home","Single-Family Dwelling","Supportive Housing"],"note":"Two-Family Dwelling is shown as repealed.","quotes":["Agriculture","Assisted Living","Bed and Breakfast","Community Care Facility","Home-based Business","Modular Home","Single-Family Dwelling","Supportive Housing"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Two residential buildings with up to 2 dwelling units are allowed on listed lots including 9272 Cottonwood Road, 1217 Barnes Road, 6343 Wicks Road, 10097 Chemainus Road, 2372 Regina Drive, 1038 Herd Road, 9376 Cottonwood Road, 6353 Genoa Bay Road, 8921 Chemainus Road","8272 Crofton Road (PID: 001-024-817): apartment allowed, floor space ratio 1:1, lot coverage 40%, principal building height 11 m","2901 Fuller Lake Road (PID: 004-019-814): two dwelling units, smaller no more than 107 m²"],"quotes":["9272 Cottonwood Road (PID:006-038-","1217 Barnes Road (PID: 003-134-814).","8272 Crofton Road","(PID: 001-024-817), with a maximum density of floor space ratio 1:1, maximum lot coverage","of 40%, and maximum principal building height of 11m.","the smaller of which must not exceed 107m2 is","2901 Fuller Lake Road (PID: 004-019-814)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,675 m² (18,029 sq. ft.)","quotes":["The minimum permitted lot size for the R1 zone is 1,675 m2 (18,029 sq. ft.)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m (98.43')","quotes":["The minimum permitted frontage for the R1 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 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 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=60","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/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}