---
title: "W1 zone in Osoyoos: Osoyoos Lake"
place: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/osoyoos
zone: W1
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/w1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/w1.json"
---

# W1 zone in Osoyoos: Osoyoos Lake

Main uses: Boat launch, Boat lift, Dock, Group moorage facility, Swimming platform, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Boat launch; Boat lift; Dock; Group moorage facility; Swimming platform; Water-based recreation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** About 1.3 ha of water next to Lot 1, Plan EPP121434, District Lot 41, SDYD (8000 Cottonwood Drive): group moorage facility may have up to 60 berths
- **Minimum lot area:** Not applicable
- **Minimum lot width:** Not applicable
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not applicable
- **Maximum density:** Not applicable
- **Maximum height:** Not applicable
- **Interior side setback:** Docks, group moorage facilities and swimming platforms: 5.0 metres from side parcel lines (0.0 metres when shared by two adjacent parcels and centred on the side line)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026), s. 18.4](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/154202#page=96) (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/w1/_