{"title":"R1 zone in Valemount: Residential - Large Lot","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential - Large Lot","group":"Residential","section":"5.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To accommodate residential development on large fully serviced lots with potential for tourist accommodations.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To accommodate residential development on large fully serviced lots with potential for tourist accommodations.","quotes":["To accommodate residential development on large fully serviced lots with potential for","tourist accommodations."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Single-Detached","Dwelling, Two-unit"],"quotes":["(a) Dwelling, Single-Detached","(b) Dwelling, Two-unit"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Residential","Dwelling, Detached Accessory Unit","Home Based Business 1 – Minor","Home Based Business 2 – Major","Short Term Vacation Rental – Major (conditional)","Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor (conditional)"],"note":"Short Term Vacation Rentals are conditional uses.","quotes":["(a) Accessory uses, buildings and structures 1","(b) Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Residential 2 (per Bylaw 858)","(b) Dwelling, Detached Accessory Unit","(c) Home Based Business 1– Minor 3","(d) Home Based Business 2 – Major 3","(a) Short Term Vacation Rental – Major","(b) Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor"]},"site_specific":{"value":["A maximum of two (2) Attached Accessory Dwelling Units permitted on Lot 1 District Lot 7354 Cariboo District Plan 19779 (1401 17th Avenue)"],"quotes":["(a) A maximum of two (2) Attached Accessory Dwelling Units shall be permitted on Lot 1 District Lot","7354 Cariboo District Plan 19779 (1401 17th Avenue)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single-Detached Dwelling: 700 m² (7,534.74 ft²); Two-unit (one parcel): 930 m² (10,010.4 ft²); Two-unit divided into two parcels: 465 m² (5,005 ft²) per parcel","quotes":["Minimum parcel area shall be less than 700 m2","Minimum parcel area shall be less than 930 m2","Minimum parcel area shall be less than 465 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Single-Detached: 20 m (65.6 ft.); Two-unit: 22 m (65.6 ft.), or 11 m per lot if divided into two parcels; minimum parcel length 30 m (98.4 ft.)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width - 20m (65.6 ft.)","Minimum Parcel Width - 22m (65.6 ft.) (11m per lot if","Minimum Parcel Length - 30m (98.4 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (all dwellings, buildings and structures); accessory buildings not to exceed 80% of the principal dwelling","quotes":["(a) Total site coverage of all dwellings, buildings and 40%","shall not exceed 80% of the principal"]},"max_density":{"value":"One Single-Detached Dwelling or one Two-Unit Dwelling per parcel","quotes":["(a) No person shall site more than one (1) Single-Detached Dwelling or one (1) Two-Unit Dwelling on a"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m (34.45 ft.)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.5m (34.45 ft.) 6.0m (19.68 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 m (19.68 ft.)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.5m (34.45 ft.) 6.0m (19.68 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m minimum","quotes":["(a) Front 6.0m minimum Equal to or greater than Equal to or greater than"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m minimum","quotes":["(b) Rear 6.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 3.0m minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m minimum (does not apply to the common wall of a Two-Unit Dwelling divided into two parcels)","quotes":["(c) Interior side lot line 2.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 2.0m minimum","Where a Two-Unit Dwelling is divided into two separate parcels, the minimum Interior Side Parcel Line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m minimum (corner lots)","quotes":["(d) Exterior side lot line 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory building: front equal to or greater than principal building, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: front equal to or greater than principal building, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["(b) Rear 6.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 3.0m minimum","(c) Interior side lot line 2.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 2.0m minimum","(d) Exterior side lot line 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum","principal building principal building"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum building width of Single-Detached Dwellings: 6.0 m (19.68 ft)","Minimum floor area of Single-Detached Dwellings: 93 m² (1001 sq. ft)","Parcels must be fully serviced with municipal piped water and sewer"],"quotes":["(a) Minimum Building Width of Single-Detached Dwellings 6.0 m (19.68 ft)","(b) Minimum Floor Area of Single-Detached Dwellings 93 m2 (1001 sq. ft)","(a) No parcel shall be created in the R-1 zone which is not fully serviced with municipal piped water and"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village lists this as \"Zoning Bylaw No. 847_Consolidated 2026\". The bylaw is a 2021 bylaw with 8 amendments (2022 to 2026) folded in. Zoning map is Part 7 of the bylaw (an image page)."},"source_url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=49","place":{"path":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/index.json"}}