---
title: "RR1 zone in Qualicum Beach: Rural Residential 1"
place: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/qualicum-beach
zone: RR1
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/rr1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/rr1.json"
---

# RR1 zone in Qualicum Beach: Rural Residential 1

Main uses: Home Occupation Use, Residential Use (ancillary dwelling unit, one single detached dwelling, or two single detached dwellings), Bed and Breakfast, Agriculture.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Home Occupation Use; Residential Use (ancillary dwelling unit, one single detached dwelling, or two single detached dwellings); Bed and Breakfast; Agriculture
- **Minimum lot area:** 2500 m² for two single detached dwellings; n/a for the other uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units per parcel in total
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 8.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (principal building, part not more than 4.5 m in height); 6.0 m (part more than 4.5 m in height) (The source table is garbled here; which rows the 3.0 m and 6.0 m figures belong to should be checked.)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m for the principal building, with all interior side setbacks to a principal building adding up to at least 4.5 m; 3.0 m where adjacent to a lane
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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 and no more than 3 m high. Interior side: 1.5 m (floor area more than 10 m² or over 3 m high); 0.0 m (no more than 10 m² and no more than 3 m high)
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: combined floor area of 75 m² per dwelling unit; Where a parcel is adjacent to or contains a watercourse, Section 3.3 of the General Regulations applies

## Source

- [Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), s. 3.4.110](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=138) (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/rr1/_