---
title: "RS-1 zone in White Rock: SSMUH Residential Zone"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
zone: RS-1
bylaw: White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/rs-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/rs-1.json"
---

# RS-1 zone in White Rock: SSMUH Residential Zone

Up to four dwelling units on a parcel outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, or up to six within 400 m, in a variety of building forms

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Up to four dwelling units on a parcel outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, or up to six within 400 m, in a variety of building forms
- **Main uses:** One-unit residential use; House-plex; Semi-detached residential building; Rowhouse residential building (Only one principal use per parcel; one-unit and house-plex need a 742 m² parcel; no basements in a two-unit house-plex.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Child care centre; Boarding use; Registered secondary suite; Accessory dwelling unit; Bed & breakfast; Short term rental; Home occupation; Care facility (With a one-unit residential use, only one of the first seven is permitted (a secondary suite, a dwelling unit and a home occupation can be combined as exceptions); with a house-plex only home occupation is permitted.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 742 m² (semi-detached and rowhouse lots: 274.5 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m (semi-detached and rowhouse lots: 9.0 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Outside 400 m of a bus stop: up to 4 units (lots over 280 m² and under 4,050 m²), up to 3 units (lots under 280 m²); within 400 m: up to 6 units (lots 281 m² or more), up to 3 units (lots under 280 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 7.7 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory dwelling unit 7.0 m (roof slope 6:12 or more) or 6.0 m (lesser slope); ancillary buildings and structures 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (7.0 m for any storey above the first)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (3.8 m where the rear lot line abuts the interior side lot line of an adjacent residential lot and the exterior side yard is 3.8 m)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m; 2.4 m where abutting a lane (semi-detached and rowhouse: 0.0 m at the party wall)
- **Street side setback:** 2.4 m; 3.8 m where the rear lot line abuts the interior side lot line of an adjacent residential lot
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m (2.4 m abutting a lane), exterior side 2.4 m; not permitted in the front yard
- **Other rules:** Floor area: up to 0.75 times the lot area (for up to 6 units); Impermeable surface maximum 70%; at least 30% permeable; Only one ancillary building per lot, at least 3.0 m from the principal building

## Source

- [White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026), s. 6.1](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=45) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in White Rock: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/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/white-rock/zoning/rs-1/_