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title: "RS1 zone in Osoyoos: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential"
place: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/osoyoos
zone: RS1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/rs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/rs1.json"
---

# RS1 zone in Osoyoos: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential

Main uses: Child care facility, Duplex dwelling, Single detached dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Child care facility; Duplex dwelling; Single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building or structure; Accessory dwelling; Bed and breakfast operation; Home occupation; Secondary suite; Short-term rental accommodation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Strata Lots 1-37, Strata Plan KAP2452, District Lot 2450s, SDYD (9410 115th Street): mobile home also allowed as a principal use; Lot A, District Lot 100, SDYD, Plan 40584: minimum parcel size for subdivision is 665 m², subject to servicing requirements
- **Minimum lot area:** 225.0 m² (subdivision of duplex dwellings under the Strata Property Act); 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Not less than 25% of the parcel depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Two dwelling units in one residential building; or one secondary suite in a single detached dwelling; or one accessory dwelling with one single detached dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres (accessory dwelling: 8.0 metres)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 2.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 3.0 metres, rear 2.0 metres, interior side 1.2 metres, exterior side 3.0 metres
- **Other rules:** No interior side setback between the two halves of a side-by-side duplex being subdivided for individual ownership, if the property line follows the centre of the common wall

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026), s. 11.1](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/154202#page=48) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Osoyoos: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/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/osoyoos/zoning/rs1/_