---
title: "SLR-1 zone in Parksville: Small Lot Residential"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: SLR-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/slr-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/slr-1.json"
---

# SLR-1 zone in Parksville: Small Lot Residential

Modest single family dwellings on small lots, or single family dwellings with secondary suites or an accessory carriage house on conventionally sized lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Modest single family dwellings on small lots, or single family dwellings with secondary suites or an accessory carriage house on conventionally sized lots.
- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwellings; Duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suites; Home Based Business
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 156 Ford Avenue and 151 Hickey Avenue (Lot 2, District Lot 14, Nanoose District, Plan 9951): on subdivision, rear setback 2.4 m (northern lot) and 2.9 m (southern lot), front setback 3.2 m from Hickey Avenue, and no parcel with lot depth under 15.7 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 14 metres; 16 metres for corner lots; 13 metres for lots other than corner lots fronting curved streets or cul-de-sacs; frontage 14.0 metres or 9.0 metres on curved streets or cul-de-sacs; depth 18 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (lots 450 m² or less); 33% (lots greater than 450 m²)
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per lot (2 principal dwelling units and 2 secondary suites); floor area ratio 0.65 (lots 450 m² or less) or 0.60 (lots greater than 450 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 8.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.2 m, exterior side 3.5 m, interior side 1.0 m
- **Other rules:** Combined gross floor area of accessory buildings is limited to 90 m².; Distance between single family dwellings must be at least 3.0 m.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 249](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=237) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Parksville: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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/parksville/zoning/slr-1/_