{"title":"RS-1 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Single Family One","code":"RS-1","slug":"rs-1","name":"Residential Single Family One","group":"Residential","section":"12","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A low density area for detached single family dwellings, also permitting an auxiliary dwelling unit within a principal building.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A low density area for detached single family dwellings, also permitting an auxiliary dwelling unit within a principal building.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide a low density area for detached single","family dwellings and also to permit an auxiliary dwelling unit within a principal"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling","Home occupation"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling;","Home occupation."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit; and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"700 m² (single family dwelling)","quotes":["The minimum required parcel size for a single family dwelling is 700","square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"1/10th of the parcel perimeter","quotes":["The minimum parcel frontage is 1/10th the parcel perimeter."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted parcel coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Single family dwelling: maximum 500 m² gross floor area or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is lower; parking use maximum 60 m²","quotes":["500 square metres or a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever figure is","The maximum permitted floor area for parking use contained in a","principal or auxiliary building or structure is 60 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["The minimum permitted front setback is 6 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7 m (3 m where the rear lot line abuts a golf course or Crown land)","quotes":["The minimum rear setback is 7 metres, except where the rear lot line","abuts a golf course or Crown land where it shall be 3 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m (detached dwelling 325 m² or less); 6 m (greater than 325 m²)","quotes":["325 square metres or less 3 metres","Greater than 325 square metres 6 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Single family dwelling: minimum 70 m² gross floor area, maximum 4 bedrooms","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: between 32.5 m² and 80 m², and no more than 40 percent of the principal building's gross floor area","Auxiliary dwelling unit may contain no more than two bedrooms, one bathroom, one kitchen and one living room","Only one principal building per parcel or strata lot"],"quotes":["The minimum permitted gross floor area of a single family dwelling is 70","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a single family dwelling","is 4.","greater than 80 square metres or less than 32.5 square metres, and in no","case shall the auxiliary residential dwelling unit exceed 40 percent of the","An auxiliary dwelling unit is not permitted to contain more than two","The placing of more than one principal building on a parcel or strata lot is"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025)","url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The municipality's consolidation is for convenience only; it says to check with the municipality for current information. Section numbers below are the bylaw's Division numbers."},"source_url":"https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158#page=57","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/rs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/rs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/rs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/index.json"}}