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title: "RR1 zone in Valemount: Rural Residential"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
zone: RR1
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/rr1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/rr1.json"
---

# RR1 zone in Valemount: Rural Residential

To accommodate rural residential living with no or partial municipal water or sewer services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate rural residential living with no or partial municipal water or sewer services.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture (on lots lying west of Highway No. 5); Dwelling, Single-Detached; Dwelling, Two-unit; Equestrian Centre; Farmers Market; Greenhouse Operation; Market Garden; Outdoor Recreation Facility; Veterinary Clinic (Equestrian Centre also appears as a conditional use needing a parcel over 2.0 ha.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Residential; Dwelling, Detached Accessory Unit; Home-Based Business 1 – Minor; Home-Based Business 2 – Major; Short-Term Vacation Rental – Minor; Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Two Single-Detached Dwellings permitted on Lot 2, District Lot 7356 and 9778 Cariboo District Plan 27373 Except Plan 27716 (1292 Juniper Street); Two Single-Detached Dwellings permitted on Lot 3 District Lot 7354 Cariboo District Plan 27338 (1430 King Road); A Short Term Vacation Rental (one per parcel) is permitted in addition to the existing residential use on Lot 3 District Lot 7354, Cariboo District Plan 27338, PID 006-605-010 (1430 King Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (2.47 acres)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% (all buildings combined, including principal and accessory buildings)
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34.45 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (19.69 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m minimum
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m minimum
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m minimum
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front equal to or greater than principal building, side (interior and exterior) 4.5 m, rear 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Conditional uses: Short Term Vacation Rental - Major (parcel 1500 m² or larger, or within an attached Accessory Dwelling Unit), Guiding or Tourism Lodge (parcel over 2.0 ha with municipal water), Manufactured & Mobile Homes; Minimum building width of Single-Detached Dwellings: 6 m; Minimum floor area of Single Detached Dwellings: 55 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026), s. 5.3](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=46) (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/rr1/_