{"title":"R1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 1","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"9.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Duplexes, Multi-family dwellings, Non-commercial outdoor active recreation, Public service uses.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family dwellings","Duplexes","Multi-family dwellings","Non-commercial outdoor active recreation","Public service uses"],"quotes":["Single-family dwellings","Duplexes","Multi-family dwellings","Non-commercial outdoor active","recreation","Public service uses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-based businesses, subject to Section 3.13"],"quotes":["Home-based businesses, subject to","Section 3.13"]},"site_specific":{"value":["R1(a): the only principal use is not more than 27 multi-family, affordable housing dwelling units; home-based businesses limited to arts and crafts production, sales of products made elsewhere, business and professional offices, and child day care for up to two children; maximum lot coverage 40%; maximum height 11.0 metres and three storeys; setbacks 6.0 m front, 4.5 m rear, 3.0 m west interior side","R1(b): the only principal uses are Dwelling units, affordable housing; Duplexes; Multi-family dwellings; Office (maximum 186 square metres); maximum 74 dwelling units, and any above 40 must be affordable housing; retail sales and retail services accessory uses not permitted; front lot line means only lot lines abutting Corbett Road","R1(c): 5.0 m minimum front setback; maximum 18 dwelling units; off-street loading spaces not required"],"quotes":["Zone Variation – R1 (a)","not more than 27 multi-family, affordable housing dwelling","Production of arts, crafts, music, fabric items, jewellery and other","Business and professional offices.","Child day care, limited to a maximum of two children, exclusive of the","buildings and structures is 40%.","11.0 metres, provided that not more than three storeys are permitted in the","6.0 m minimum setback from a front lot line.","4.5 m minimum setback from the rear lot line.","3.0 m minimum setback from the west interior side lot line.","Zone Variation – R1(b)","Dwelling units, affordable housing","Duplexes","Multi-family dwellings","Office","The maximum floor area for an office use is 186 square metres.","Retail sales","Retail services","the maximum number of dwelling units is 74, and any dwelling","unit in excess of 40 must be an affordable housing dwelling unit.","abutting Corbett Road, Salt Spring Island and rear lot line means the","Zone Variation – R1(c)","5.0 m minimum setback from a front lot line.","off-street loading spaces are not required.","the maximum number of dwelling units is 18."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 ha (connected to a community sewage collection system and a community water system); minimum average lot area 0.4 ha","quotes":["Minimum area of an individual lot that","may be created through subdivision","provided each lot has an individual on-","site sewage treatment system and an","adequate supply of potable water (ha)","connection to a community water","supply (ha)","community sewage collection system","and a community water system (ha)","0.4 0.3 2 1 2 0.11 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 1","0.4 0.3 2 1 2 0.11 1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 1"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33 per cent (40 per cent on lands zoned R1(a))","quotes":["Maximum combined per cent lot","coverage of all buildings and structures","33 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 10 30 336","buildings and structures is 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"37 dwelling units per ha, provided a community sewage collection service is provided; lot area of at least 0.3 ha required for more than one dwelling unit (except secondary suites)","quotes":["Maximum number of dwelling units per","ha, provided community sewage","37 25 202 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 353 N/A","N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 2 15 15 15 1 382 N/A","Minimum lot area required for more","than one dwelling unit (ha) with the","exception of secondary suites, where","0.3 0.3 0.3 1 N/A .164 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 metres and three storeys on lands zoned R1(a)","quotes":["11.0 metres, provided that not more than three storeys are permitted in the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m on lands zoned R1(a); 5.0 m on lands zoned R1(c)","quotes":["6.0 m minimum setback from a front lot line.","5.0 m minimum setback from a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m on lands zoned R1(a)","quotes":["4.5 m minimum setback from the rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m from the west interior side lot line on lands zoned R1(a)","quotes":["3.0 m minimum setback from the west interior side lot line."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026","url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Islands Trust says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not to be construed as a legal document. The zone names for R, RU1-RU3, RW1-RW2, Ri, S1-S8 are written out in the bylaw only as column codes or in generic lists, so names for those are derived from the bylaw's usage. The CRD zoning layer also carries R13 and CF3, which the bylaw text does not list (it lists R1 to R12 and CF1, CF2)."},"source_url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=101","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salt-spring-island","name":"Salt Spring Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}