{"title":"R-1 zone in Salmo: Single and Two-Family Residential","code":"R-1","slug":"r-1","name":"Single and Two-Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"5.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide an area for residential housing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide an area for residential housing.","quotes":["The primary purpose of this zone is to provide an area for residential housing."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Family Dwellings","Two-Family Dwellings"],"quotes":["Single-Family Dwellings","Two-Family Dwellings"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Houses","Child Care Centre","Home-Based Businesses","Short-Term Accommodation"],"quotes":["Secondary Houses","Child Care Centre","Home-Based Businesses","Short-Term Accommodation"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"501.7 m² (5,400 ft²) for a 13.7 m (45’) lot; 657.8 m² (7,080 ft²) for a single- or two-family or duplex dwelling on an existing 18 m (59’) lot; 836 m² (8,999 ft²) for other permitted uses (on sites with community water and sewer)","quotes":["501.7m2 (5,400ft2) for a 13.7m (45’ lot), 657.8m2 (7,080ft2) for a single- & two family or","duplex dwelling on an existing 18m (59’) lot, or","836m2 (8,999ft2) for other permitted uses."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"9.14 m (30’) for existing lots; 13.7 m (45’) for new lots","quotes":["The minimum lot frontage is 9.14m (30’) for existing lots, 13.7m (45’) for new lots."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33% (single-family); 60% (two-family)","quotes":["Single family buildings and structures shall not cover more than 33% of the site.","Two-family buildings and structures shall not cover more than 60% of the site."]},"max_density":{"value":"One building containing a dwelling unit or duplex unit per lot, unless a Development Permit is granted for a Secondary House, Cabin, or Garage with suite above","quotes":["No more than one building per lot containing a dwelling unit or duplex unit may be","unless a Development Permit is granted for a Secondary House, Cabin, or a Garage with suite above."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Stand-alone garage for RV storage: up to one and one-half storeys, maximum 7 m (23’)","quotes":["a stand-alone Garage up to one- and one-half stories in height to accommodate RV","storage maximum 7m (23’)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m (24’11”)","quotes":["7.6m (24’11”) of the front line,"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m (14’9”)","quotes":["4.5m (14’9”) of the rear or exterior side lot lines, or"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (4’11”)","quotes":["1.5m (4’11”) of an interior side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (14’9”)","quotes":["4.5m (14’9”) of the rear or exterior side lot lines, or"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m","quotes":["4.5m (14’9”) of the front or exterior side lot lines, or","1.5m (4’11”) of the rear or interior side lot lines."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum size of a primary dwelling 55.75 m² (600 sf); minimum width 6 m (19’8”)","Only one secondary dwelling unit is permitted (e.g. a Secondary Suite or a separate Secondary House); a second may be allowed if parking and other site requirements are met","Parking: one off-street space per primary dwelling unit and one per secondary dwelling unit","May require one or more Development Permits"],"quotes":["dwelling shall not be less than 55.75","m2 (600sf)","The minimum width of a primary single-family or two-family dwelling shall not be less than 6m","(19’8”).","Only one (1) secondary dwelling unit is permitted (e.g.: a Secondary Suite in the house or a","No less than one (1) off-street parking spaces shall be provided in conjunction with a primary dwelling","unit, and one (1) off-street parking spaces shall be provided in conjunction with each secondary","Lots zoned R-1 may require one or more Development Permits as outlined in Section 2.7."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Adopted October 27, 2026; repeals Land Use Bylaw No. 489, 2001. The Village labels this PDF its website copy. The zoning map is Schedule B (one page, an image with no text layer)."},"source_url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf#page=67","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/r-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/r-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/r-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/index.json"}}