{"title":"R1-ESA zone in Sidney: Intensive Ground-Oriented Residential - Environmentally Sensitive Areas","code":"R1-ESA","slug":"r1-esa","name":"Intensive Ground-Oriented Residential - Environmentally Sensitive Areas","group":"Residential","section":"4.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Intensive ground-oriented housing of all types, up to 4 units, within Environmentally Sensitive Areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Intensive ground-oriented housing of all types, up to 4 units, within Environmentally Sensitive Areas.","quotes":["To provide for intensive ground-oriented housing of all types up to 4","within Environmentally Sensitive Areas."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling Unit"],"quotes":["Dwelling Unit P P P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building, Structure, or Use","Home Occupation (conditional)"],"quotes":["Accessory Building,","Home Occupation C (4.2.2) C (4.2.2) C (4.2.2) C (4.2.2) C (4.2.2) C (4.2.2)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m²","quotes":["500m2 3 4 35% 10.5m 12.0m 3"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.5 m (applies to R1, R1-ESA and R3)","quotes":["No lot shall have a lot width of less than 7.5m;"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["500m2 3 4 35% 10.5m 12.0m 3"]},"max_density":{"value":"3 dwelling units (lot area 280 m² or less); 4 dwelling units (lot area greater than 280 m²)","quotes":["500m2 3 4 35% 10.5m 12.0m 3","Maximum Dwelling Units","280m2 or"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m (roof pitch 3:12 or less); 12.0 m (roof pitch greater than 3:12); maximum 3 storeys","quotes":["500m2 3 4 35% 10.5m 12.0m 3"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["R1-ESA 3.0m 5.5m 2.0m 3.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.5 m","quotes":["R1-ESA 3.0m 5.5m 2.0m 3.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["R1-ESA 3.0m 5.5m 2.0m 3.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["R1-ESA 3.0m 5.5m 2.0m 3.0m"]},"other":{"value":["Third-storey floor area cannot exceed 70% of the second storey floor area (not for accessory buildings)","Buildings must stay 15 m from the natural boundary (sea or other water body) where the lot abuts it","No garage doors facing the street on a principal building where the lot is under 10 m wide"],"quotes":["storey shall not exceed 70% of the actual gross","no building or structure shall be constructed within 15 metres of the","No principal building on a lot with a lot width less than 10 metres shall have garage"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)","url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court under the Evidence Act; certified copies come from the Corporate Administrator. The consolidation lists amendments to 2025 only."},"source_url":"https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=28","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sidney","name":"Sidney","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/r1-esa/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/r1-esa.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/r1-esa.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/index.json"}}