{"title":"R16 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 16","code":"R16","slug":"r16","name":"Residential 16","group":"Residential","section":"3.4.119","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Home Occupation Use, Residential Use (single detached dwelling unit, townhouse units, apartment units).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation Use","Residential Use (single detached dwelling unit, townhouse units, apartment units)"],"quotes":["a) Home Occupation Use","b) Residential Use","- single detached dwelling unit 700m2","- per townhouse unit 325m2","- per apartment unit 200m2"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single detached dwelling unit 700 m²; 325 m² per townhouse unit; 200 m² per apartment unit","quotes":["- single detached dwelling unit 700m2","- per townhouse unit 325m2","- per apartment unit 200m2"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Parcel coverage 40%"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.3 m to interior heated space; 9.0 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","quotes":["- Interior heated space 7.3m","- Ridge of gable, hip or gambrel sloped roof 9.0m","- deck line 8.0m","- top of roof 9.0m","- Flat roof 8.0m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["- Accessory building 4.5m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"8.0 m for the principal building where there is vehicle access from the abutting front highway; 5.5 m where there is no vehicle access from the front highway; garage and carport 8.0 m","quotes":["- Vehicle access from abutting front highway 8.0m","- No vehicle access from abutting front 5.5m","- Garage and Carport 8.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m for the part of the principal building not more than 4.5 m high; 6.0 m for the part more than 4.5 m high","quotes":["-Part not more than 4.5m in height 3.0m","-Part more than 4.5m in height 6.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m for the principal building, with the two interior side setbacks adding up to at least 4.5 m; 3.0 m where adjacent to a lane","quotes":["-Principal building 1.5m","-Interior side lot line adjacent to a lane 3.0m","that the aggregate total of the minimum distances from each interior side lot line to the principal building","shall not be less than 4.5m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 4.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Rear: 2.5 m if the rear lot line abuts a lane, 1.5 m if not (floor area more than 10 m² or over 3 m high); 0 m for floor area no more than 10 m². Interior side: 1.5 m (floor area more than 10 m² or over 3 m high); 0 m (no more than 10 m² and no more than 3 m high)","note":"The rear 0 m row reads \"and over 3 m in height\" in the source, probably a typo.","quotes":["- Rear lot line abuts lane 2.5m","- Rear lot does not abut lane 1.5m","-Floor area no more than 10 m2 and over 3 m in height 0m","-Floor area more than 10 m2or over 3 m in height 1.5m","-Floor area no more than 10 m2 and no more than 3m in height 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: combined floor area of 75 m²","Where a parcel is adjacent to or contains a watercourse, Section 3.3 of the General Regulations applies"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings - combined floor area of 75m2","where any part of a parcel is adjacent to or contains a watercourse then the regulations in Section 3.3 of"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version)","url":"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).pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town calls this the \"Combined Version\"; the PDF does not say what amendment it is current to. The text file has a typo in the R5 heading (\"Section 6.4.115\")."},"source_url":"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).pdf#page=149","place":{"path":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r16/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r16.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r16.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/index.json"}}