{"title":"R1 zone in Sechelt: Residential One Zone — Large Lot, Low Density","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential One Zone — Large Lot, Low Density","group":"Residential","section":"1.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single-Detached Dwellings with Accessory Dwellings on large lots, typically outside the downtown village area and possibly without sanitary sewer.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single-Detached Dwellings with Accessory Dwellings on large lots, typically outside the downtown village area and possibly without sanitary sewer.","quotes":["To accommodate Single-Detached Dwellings with Accessory Dwellings on large lots where","area and may not be serviced by sanitary sewer systems."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["Single-Detached Dwelling Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Home Business","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Home Business","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 18, D.L. 1028, Plan 4682 except part in Plan 19680 (Ward Court): uses limited to garden nursery and garden centre, greenhouses, water bottling plant, Single-Detached Dwelling, related sales and storage; max height 10.5 m","Block A, D.L. 1379, Plan VAP1938 (Havies Road): Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit allowed on lots over 900 m2 if on municipal sewer; min lot area for new subdivision 500 m2 on municipal sewer","Lots on Snodgrass Road, Ridgeview Drive and Chapman Road (see bylaw for legal descriptions): min lot area for new subdivision 900 m2 when connected to bare land strata decentralized shared sewerage system"],"quotes":["Lot 18, D.L. 1028, Plan 4682 except part in Plan 19680 (Ward Court)","i. Garden nursery and garden centre.","b) No building or structure shall exceed 10.5 m in Height.","Block A, D.L. 1379, Plan VAP1938 (Havies Road)","i. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit on lots over 900 m2 if connected to municipal sewer.","b) Minimum Lot Area for new subdivision is 500 m2 when connected to municipal sewer.","(Ridgeview Drive); and DL 1205, Plan VAP16494 and Remainder A, DL 2307, Plan VAP16304 and Lot","a) Minimum Lot Area for new subdivision is 900 m2 when connected to bare land strata"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m² with municipal sewer service; 2,000 m² without municipal sewer service","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 900 m2 with Municipal Sewer Service","2,000 m2 without Municipal Sewer Service"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Frontage and Width 20.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage is 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Parcels under 2,000 m²: one Single-Detached Dwelling; 2,000 m² or larger: one Single-Detached Dwelling plus one Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit; 4,000 m² or larger: two Single-Detached Dwellings plus one Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","quotes":["Parcels less than 2,000 m2 One Single-Detached Dwelling","Parcels 2,000 m2 or larger One Single-Detached Dwelling","Parcels 4,000 m2 or larger Two Single-Detached Dwellings","One Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m","quotes":["Single-Detached Dwelling 8.5 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (Accessory Structure); 6.5 m (Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit)","quotes":["Accessory Structure 5.0 m","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit 6.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Single-Detached","5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Single-Detached","5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Single-Detached","5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Single-Detached","5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory structures: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: front 5.0 m, rear 5.0 m (1.5 m with rear lane), interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["Accessory","1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m","5.0 m 1.5 m (with rear 1.5 m 3.0 m","Dwelling Unit lane)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)","url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court unless certified by the Corporate Officer; the original bylaws prevail. Amendments adopted after May 2025 are not in this text."},"source_url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=7","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/index.json"}}