---
title: "RM-1 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Multiple One"
place: Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sun-peaks
zone: RM-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/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Multiple One

The development of cluster single family and townhouse dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** The development of cluster single family and townhouse dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling; Two family dwelling; Townhouse; Home occupation (in single family and two family dwellings only)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** Per dwelling unit: single family dwelling 420 m² (usable parcel area 280 m²); two family dwelling or townhouse 300 m² (usable parcel area 200 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 1/10th of the parcel perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.25
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres (townhouse building)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m, or 3 m where the rear lot abuts a golf course (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Other rules:** Strata lots with more than 2 buildings on one parcel: at least 6 m between buildings; Minimum gross floor area for a dwelling unit: 50 m²; Maximum bedrooms in a principal dwelling unit: 4; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit is prohibited

## Source

- [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025), s. 16](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158#page=69) (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/rm-1/_