---
title: "R15 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 15"
place: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/qualicum-beach
zone: R15
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/r15/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r15.json"
---

# R15 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 15

Main uses: Residential Use, Public Assembly (only on the ground floor of a building within the footprint of the former Qualicum College heritage building).

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential Use; Public Assembly (only on the ground floor of a building within the footprint of the former Qualicum College heritage building)
- **Minimum lot area:** 250 m² per unit
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 42%
- **Maximum density:** Maximum 53 dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** Qualicum College heritage building 15.0 m; all other buildings 11.2 m (Subject to any covenant registered on the land under section 219 of the Land Title Act.)
- **Front setback:** 16.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 11.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.7 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Setbacks are subject to any covenant registered on the land under Section 219 of the Land Title Act; Required site area may be reduced by 25% multiplied by the percentage of on-site parking in an underground structure

## Source

- [Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), s. 3.4.118](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=148) (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/r15/_