---
title: "RW1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Watershed 1"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: RW1
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/rw1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/rw1.json"
---

# RW1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Watershed 1

Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Agriculture, excluding intensive agriculture.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Agriculture, excluding intensive agriculture
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** RW1(a): a native wildlife recovery centre is also permitted, with accessory buildings up to 560 square metres floor area
- **Minimum lot area:** Subdivision: average lot area 4 ha; smallest individual lot 4 ha
- **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:** Farm buildings and farm structures: 465 m² total floor area at most; Agriculture and keeping of livestock or poultry must be at least 15 m from the natural boundary of any water body; Water protection note: all activities must follow the applicable Salt Spring Island bylaws and provincial water and fisheries rules

## 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/rw1/_