Zoning Details
RU1 ZONE - (Rural Residential) Zoning Bylaw 337
Permitted Uses
1011.1 ( 1 ) Except as permitted in Part V, land, buildings and structures on parcels 3500 square metres or less in the RU1 zone shall be used for the following purposes only:
  ( a ) - one single family dwelling;
( b ) - agriculture;
( c ) - bed and breakfast home.
 
( 2 ) On parcels exceeding 3500 square metres the additional permitted uses are:
  ( a ) - a second dwelling unit to create a duplex; or
( b ) - one auxiliary dwelling unit;
( c ) - auxiliary light industry.
 
( 3 ) On parcels exceeding 8000 square metres the additional permitted uses are:
  ( a ) - a single family dwelling, a transition house ora bed and breakfast inn;
( b ) - garden nursery;
( c ) - raising of fish for domestic consumption.
 
( 4 ) On parcels exceeding 1.75 hectares the additional permitted uses are:
 

( a ) - riding stable and academy;
( b ) - campgrounds
( c ) - a single fully enclosed building to house manufacturing or storage
provided that:
  ( i )   - there is no storage outside of an enclosed building;
( ii )  - no such building shall exceed 4.5 meters in height;
( iii ) - the required setback from all parcel lines is 7.5 meters;
( iv ) - the floor area of such a building shall not exceed 75 square metres.


Dwelling Units Per Parcel
1011.2 No more than two dwelling units may be located on parcel.

Floor Area
1011.3 The total floor area of a transition house shall not exceed 300 square metres.

Campround Density
1011.4 The maximum number of campsites and recreational vehicle sites in a campground is 10 per hectare of parcel area.

Siting Requirements
1011.5 No structure shall be located within:
  ( a ) - 5 metres of the front or rear parcel line;
( b ) - 1.5 metres of a side parcel line; or
( c ) - 4.5 metres of an exterior side parcel line.

Parcel Coverage
1011.6 With the exception of public utility buildings and structures on parcels less than 100 square metres, the parcel coverage of all buildings and structures shall not exceed 15 percent size, except where the parcel is 2000 square metres or less, the parcel coverage shall not exceed 35 percent.