---
title: "R13 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 13"
place: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/qualicum-beach
zone: R13
bylaw: Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r13/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r13.json"
---

# R13 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 13

Main uses: Home Occupation Use, Residential Use, Personal Care Unit.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Home Occupation Use; Residential Use; Personal Care Unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 200 m² per dwelling unit; Personal Care Unit 200 m² each (100 m² each where a housing agreement is entered into with the Town)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum height:** 7.3 m to interior heated space; 9.5 m to ridge of gable, hip or gambrel sloped roof; mansard roof 8.0 m at deck line and 9.0 m at top of roof; flat roof 8.0 m
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Rear setback:** 8.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 8.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Street side setback:** 8.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Other rules:** Density bonuses for amenity are set out in Section 3.3 (Table 17A); Roof overhangs, eaves, cornices and gutters may project up to 1.0 m into a required setback

## Source

- [Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), s. 3.4.117](https://qualicumbeach.com/preview?file_path=Bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%2C%20Bylaw%20No.%20900%2C%202024/Zoning%20Bylaw%2C%20Bylaw%20No.%20900%2C%202024%20(Combined%20Version%29.pdf#page=147) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Qualicum Beach: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/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/qualicum-beach/zoning/r13/_