---
title: "R1 zone in Valemount: Residential - Large Lot"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Valemount: Residential - Large Lot

To accommodate residential development on large fully serviced lots with potential for tourist accommodations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate residential development on large fully serviced lots with potential for tourist accommodations.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single-Detached; Dwelling, Two-unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (Short Term Vacation Rentals are conditional uses.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** A maximum of two (2) Attached Accessory Dwelling Units permitted on Lot 1 District Lot 7354 Cariboo District Plan 19779 (1401 17th Avenue)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 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.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (all dwellings, buildings and structures); accessory buildings not to exceed 80% of the principal dwelling
- **Maximum density:** One Single-Detached Dwelling or one Two-Unit Dwelling per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34.45 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (19.68 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m minimum (does not apply to the common wall of a Two-Unit Dwelling divided into two parcels)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m minimum (corner lots)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026), s. 5.4](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=49) (read 2026-11-08)

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