---
title: "R18 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 18"
place: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/qualicum-beach
zone: R18
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/r18/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r18.json"
---

# R18 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 18

Main uses: Home Occupation Use, Residential Use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Home Occupation Use; Residential Use
- **Minimum lot area:** 185 m² per dwelling unit
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.68
- **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. Within 7.5 m of the rear property line: gable or hip roof 7.5 m (10:12 pitch or steeper) or 5.3 m (less than 10:12); mansard roof 4.0 m at deck line and 4.5 m at top of roof; gambrel roof 4.5 m; flat roof 4.0 m
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 2.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m (also 2.0 m where adjacent to a lane)
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** Density bonuses for amenity are set out in Section 6.3 (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. 3.4.121](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=152) (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/r18/_