--- title: "R-1 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Single and Two Family" place: Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/sun-peaks zone: R-1 bylaw: Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025) bylaw_read: 2026-11-08 review: draft canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/r-1/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/r-1.json" --- # R-1 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Single and Two Family Conventional, low density urban residential development. ## Zone rules - **Purpose:** Conventional, low density urban residential development. - **Main uses:** Single family dwelling; Two family dwelling; Mobile home; Home occupation; Parks and playgrounds - **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary building - **Extra uses on specific lots:** Office with limited customer/client visits, no storefront retail sales, within an existing half duplex dwelling unit (carried out primarily by the owners, maximum 3 employees, no exterior storage, sign not exceeding 0.3 square metres): Strata Lot 1, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS1966 (1332 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within the lower level of one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, District Lots 3043 and 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3583 (1404 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within the lower level of one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot A, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS4902 (1326 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within the lower level of one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS4902 (1328 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot A, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS2373 (1378 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS2373 (1380 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 1, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS1989 (1361 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within the lower level of one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 1, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3767 (1324 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot A, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3699 (1364 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot A, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3601 (1360 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 2, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS5973 (1374 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 1, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS5013 (1372 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 2, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS5013 (1370 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 1, District Lots 3044 and 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS1729 (1306 Burfield Drive); Two Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Units, one within each half of an existing two-family dwelling (half duplex): Lot 41, District Lot 5957 (1349 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot A, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3600 (1368 Burfield Drive); Two Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Units, one within each half of a two-family dwelling (duplex): Lot 45, District Lot 5957 and 6284 (1365 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot 1, District Lot 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS1983 (1334 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot A, District Lots 3043, 5957, 6281 and 6284, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS4014 (1371 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, DLs 3044 and 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS4318 (1329 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, DLs 3044 and 5957, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS4901 (1339 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, District Lots 5957 and 6281, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS3601 (1358 Burfield Drive); One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit within one half of an existing half duplex: Strata Lot B, District Lots 3043, 5957, 6281 and 6284, KDYD, Strata Plan KAS4014 (1369 Burfield Drive); Two Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Units, one within each half of a two-family dwelling (duplex): Lot 39, District Lot 5957 (1341/43 Burfield Drive) - **Minimum lot area:** 700 m² (single family dwelling, two family dwelling or mobile home with community water and community sewer); 925 m² (single family dwelling or mobile home with community water but no community sewer); 1,400 m² (single family dwelling with community water but no community sewer); 8,000 m² (single family dwelling, mobile home or two family dwelling with no community water or sewer); no minimum for parks and playgrounds - **Maximum lot coverage:** 25 percent - **Maximum height:** 12 metres (single family dwelling, two family dwelling or mobile home) - **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 metres (auxiliary building) - **Front setback:** 6 m - **Rear setback:** 6 m (1.5 m for auxiliary buildings) - **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m - **Street side setback:** 4.5 m where the side lot abuts a street, except where varied in accordance with the Highway Act - **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m (auxiliary buildings) - **Other rules:** Only one single family dwelling, two family dwelling or mobile home per parcel; Auxiliary building: maximum 65 m² floor area, except where the minimum parcel size is 4,000 m² or greater; Fences: no more than 1 metre high in front yards, no more than 2 metres high in side and rear yards; Mobile home: minimum floor dimension of 6.5 metres between the exterior surfaces of the exterior walls ## Source - [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025), s. 26](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158#page=91) (read 2026-11-08) Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sun Peaks: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/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/sun-peaks/zoning/r-1/_