---
title: "R/C zone in Sayward: Residential / Commercial"
place: Sayward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sayward
zone: R/C
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-c/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning/r-c.json"
---

# R/C zone in Sayward: Residential / Commercial

Main uses: Dwelling, Apartments, Dwelling, Row and Town Houses, Dwelling, Duplexes, Retail, Offices, and 2 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Apartments; Dwelling, Row and Town Houses; Dwelling, Duplexes; Retail; Offices; Service establishments; Restaurants
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suites; Buildings and structures accessory to the uses permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 1200 m² (0.3 ac) 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:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (14.5 ft) (side lot line abutting a public road right-of-way, corner lot)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear or side lot line 1.5 m (4.9 ft)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (Consolidated; edit date 26 Sep 2025), s. 602](https://www.sayward.ca/sites/1/files/2025-09/Bylaw%20309%20-%20Zoning%20Consolidated%20Version%2C%20for%20convenience%20only.pdf#page=33) (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-c/_