---
title: "RU1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Uplands 1"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: RU1
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/ru1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ru1.json"
---

# RU1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Uplands 1

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.

## Zone rules

- **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; 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Seasonal cottages subject to Section 3.14; Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** Subdivision: average lot area 8 ha; smallest individual lot 0.6 ha in each servicing case
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33%
- **Front setback:** General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply
- **Rear setback:** General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply
- **Interior side setback:** General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply
- **Street side setback:** General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.10](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=112) (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/ru1/_