{"title":"RU1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Uplands 1","code":"RU1","slug":"ru1","name":"Rural Uplands 1","group":"Rural","section":"9.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Two family dwellings constructed before July 31, 1990, Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care, Public health care facilities, Community halls, and 7 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family dwellings","Two family dwellings constructed before July 31, 1990","Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care","Public health care facilities","Community halls","Churches and cemeteries","Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals","Pet boarding services and kennels","Pounds","Active outdoor non-commercial recreation, excluding golf courses and activities primarily involving the use of power-driven means of conveyance","Agriculture","Public service uses"],"quotes":["Single-family dwellings","Two family dwellings constructed before July 31,","Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care","Public health care facilities","Community halls","Churches and cemeteries","Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals","Pet boarding services and kennels","Pounds","Active outdoor non-commercial recreation,","excluding golf courses and activities primarily","involving the use of power-driven means of","Agriculture","Public service uses","1990"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Seasonal cottages subject to Section 3.14","Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13"],"quotes":["Seasonal cottages subject to Section 3.14","Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13"]},"site_specific":{"value":["RU1(a): plant nursery also permitted; minimum average lot area 16 ha; smallest individual lot 2 ha with its own septic system","RU1(b): religious retreat (reception and retreat centres), meditation halls and cabins, farm buildings also permitted; intensive agriculture not permitted; no building within 20 m of any lot line; smallest lot 32 ha","RU1(c): smallest lot 3.5 ha if the average of all lots in the subdivision is 5 ha","RU1(d): telecommunication facilities serving the general region also permitted","RU1(e): no more than 1 lot in the whole area","RU1(f): a seasonal cottage or a full-time rental cottage is the accessory use","RU1(z): no more than 72 lots in total across F1(z), F2(z), F1(a)(z), R(z) and RU1(z)"],"quotes":["Zone Variation – RU1(a)","Plant nursery.","The minimum average area of lots that may be created through subdivision is 16","is 2 ha, provided an individual on-site sewage treatment system is provided.","Religious retreat, including reception and retreat centres.","Intensive agriculture.","No building or structure may be located within 20 metres of any front,","32 ha.","3.5 ha, if the minimum average area of all lots in the subdivision is 5 ha.","Telecommunication facilities serving the general region.","area zoned RU1(e) shall","Instead of a seasonal cottage, the following accessory use is permitted:","Zone Variation – RU1(z)","located within all lands zoned F1(z), F2(z), F1(a)(z), R(z) and RU1(z) may not"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Subdivision: average lot area 8 ha; smallest individual lot 0.6 ha in each servicing case","quotes":["Minimum average area of lots in a subdivision (ha)","Minimum average area of lots in a subdivision (ha) 2 8 32 2.8 4 12 2","0.6 0.6 32 2 4 12 0.6","0.4 0.6 32 2 4 12 0.4","0.4 0.6 32 2 4 12 0.4"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33%","quotes":["Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and","33 33 5 10 33 33 10"]},"setback_front":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Front lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Front lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Rear lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Rear lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Interior side lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Interior side lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Exterior side lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Exterior side lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"other":{"value":["Community hall, church, pre-school or day care centre building: 930 m² floor area at most","Farm buildings and farm structures: 465 m² total floor area at most","Minimum lot area: day care centre 2 ha, pet boarding facilities including kennels 4 ha, pound 2 ha"],"quotes":["Maximum floor area of a building used for a","community hall, church, pre-school or day care 930 930 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A","Maximum total floor area of farm buildings and farm","465 465 465 465 465 465 465","Minimum lot area required for a day care centre","Minimum lot area required for pet boarding","4 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A","Minimum lot area required for a pound (ha) 2 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A"]}},"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=112","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/ru1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ru1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ru1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}