---
title: "R-1 zone in Sayward: Residential One"
place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sayward
zone: R-1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (Consolidated; edit date 26 Sep 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning/r-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning/r-1.json"
---

# R-1 zone in Sayward: Residential One

Main uses: One single family dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** One single family dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based business; Bed & Breakfast; Boarding; Buildings, accessory; Secondary suites
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 m² (7200 ft²) for subdivision
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% of the lot area
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (19.6 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (19.6 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) (side lot line abutting a public road right-of-way)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear or side lot line 1.0 m (3.3 ft)
- **Other rules:** Principal buildings must be at least 7.0 m (22.9 ft) wide; No single-wide mobile home, including Z-240 certified homes, is permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (Consolidated; edit date 26 Sep 2025), s. 601](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2025-09/Bylaw%20309%20-%20Zoning%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf#page=32) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sayward: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/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/sayward/zoning/r-1/_