{"title":"R 1A zone in Wells: Residential 1A","code":"R 1A","slug":"r-1a","name":"Residential 1A","group":"Residential","section":"4.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-family residential dwelling, a mobile home, Public use including parks and playgrounds.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family residential dwelling","a mobile home","Public use including parks and playgrounds"],"quotes":["a single-family residential dwelling","a mobile home","a public use including parks and playgrounds"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Temporary dwelling unit in conjunction with a single-family residential dwelling","Home occupation or home industry ancillary to a permitted residential use","Bed and breakfast accommodations or rooming and boarding accommodations","Ancillary buildings"],"quotes":["a temporary dwelling unit in conjunction with a single-family residential","a home occupation or a home industry ancillary to a permitted residential","bed and breakfast accommodations or rooming and boarding","ancillary buildings"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300 m² (community water and sewer); 615 m² (community water or sewer); 4,000 m² (no community services), per single-family dwelling unit or mobile home","quotes":["Per Single-Family","Dwelling Unit or 300 square metres 615 square metres 4,000 square metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["LOT COVERAGE (maximum): = 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.67 m","quotes":["HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS (maximum): = 10.67 metres (35 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Front Yard - Setback = 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear Yard - Setback = 3 metres (9.84 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.25 m","quotes":["Interior Side Yard - Setback = 1.25 metres (4.1 feet)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior Side Yard - Setback = 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Any building containing a residential use must be at least 4.27 m wide","Manufactured housing must comply with CSA A277 or Z240 standards"],"quotes":["The minimum width of any building containing a residential use is 4.27 metres (14","A277 or Z240 Standards."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated)","url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This is the original 2000 bylaw text. The District posts amending bylaws separately and not folded in: No. 6 1998 (an older CRD bylaw), No. 123, 2013 (adds single family dwelling as permitted use in CW, s. 4.1.A.1(a)iii) and No. 125, 2013 (adds RV seasonal temporary dwelling rules, s. 3.13(g),(h)). Neither adds a zone."},"source_url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=56","place":{"path":"ca/bc/wells","name":"Wells","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/index.json"}}