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

# RS-1 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Single Family One

A low density area for detached single family dwellings, also permitting an auxiliary dwelling unit within a principal building.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A low density area for detached single family dwellings, also permitting an auxiliary dwelling unit within a principal building.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling; Home occupation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 700 m² (single family dwelling)
- **Minimum lot width:** 1/10th of the parcel perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Single family dwelling: maximum 500 m² gross floor area or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is lower; parking use maximum 60 m²
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7 m (3 m where the rear lot line abuts a golf course or Crown land)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (detached dwelling 325 m² or less); 6 m (greater than 325 m²)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025), s. 12](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158#page=57) (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/rs-1/_