---
title: "R1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 1"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: R1
bylaw: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 1

Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Duplexes, Multi-family dwellings, Non-commercial outdoor active recreation, Public service uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Duplexes; Multi-family dwellings; Non-commercial outdoor active recreation; Public service uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based businesses, subject to Section 3.13
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha (connected to a community sewage collection system and a community water system); minimum average lot area 0.4 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 per cent (40 per cent on lands zoned R1(a))
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres and three storeys on lands zoned R1(a)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m on lands zoned R1(a); 5.0 m on lands zoned R1(c)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m on lands zoned R1(a)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m from the west interior side lot line on lands zoned R1(a)

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.9](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=101) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salt Spring Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/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/salt-spring-island/zoning/r1/_