---
title: "R1 zone in Tofino: Single Family Residential District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Tofino: Single Family Residential District

Single family residential development of urban character.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single family residential development of urban character.
- **Main uses:** One single family dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupations; Accessory buildings and uses (includes dock, wharf or berth facilities on ocean-fronting residential lots); Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 m² (7,200 feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.3 m (60 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than two storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (30 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (5 feet) on each side
- **Street side setback:** 3.7 m (12 feet) on a corner lot, next to the flanking street

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 8](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=55) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Tofino: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/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/tofino/zoning/r1/_