{"title":"R1 zone in Telkwa: Low Density Residential","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Low Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density residential development in one or two principal dwellings plus suites.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density residential development in one or two principal dwellings plus suites.","quotes":["provide Parcels for low density Residential development in one (1) and","two (2) Principal Dwellings plus Suites."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Single Detached"],"quotes":["Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Single Detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Bed and Breakfast","Beekeeping","Day Care","Hen Keeping","Home Business","Home Industry","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Bed and Breakfast","Beekeeping","Day Care","Hen Keeping","Home Business","Home Industry","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"400 m² when connected to both a community water and a community wastewater system; 2 ha when not connected to either","quotes":["400 m2 when connected to both a","Minimum Parcel Size for all uses is 2 ha when not connected to a Community Water System"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["400 m2 when connected to both a 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum Parcel Coverage: 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 principal building per parcel","quotes":["Density: 1 Principal Building per Parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings: 10.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 5.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum principal building width 7.5 m","Side-by-side duplex split onto two parcels: interior side setback does not apply at the shared wall; parcel width 10 m per dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Principal Buildings: 7.5 m","Where a Duplex Dwelling (side by side) is divided into two (2) separate Parcels","the Dwellings, and the minimum Parcel Width shall be 10 m per Dwelling Unit, and no further"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022)","url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"No amendments were found on the Village's planning page; the page lists a second copy of the bylaw (a93d86_d217a583...pdf) with minor wording differences in the landscaping and fence section."},"source_url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf#page=40","place":{"path":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/index.json"}}