Village of Sayward · zoning
The R-1 zone in Sayward.
Residential One. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From the zoning bylaw (601, 305, 402–403, 503). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Village of Sayward reads it, is always the final word.
Check a lot in SaywardThe rules
R-1 at a glance
| What you can use it for | One single family dwelling. Accessory: home-based business, B&B, boarding (≤4 persons), accessory buildings, secondary suite |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 1 SFD + 1 secondary suite (in-house, <40% habitable floor area excl. attached garage/carport, s.305). No duplex, no ADU. Min building width 7.0 m (22.9 ft) (601(6)). No single- or double-wide mobile home (Bylaw 521, s.601(7)) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 668 m² (7,200 sq ft); no min width stated in 601 |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 6.0 m (19.6 ft) / 1.5 m (4.9 ft) / 6.0 m (19.6 ft) / 3.0 m (9.8 ft) side abutting road |
| Height | 10 m (32.8 ft) / 6 m (19.6 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 70% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | none |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) side & rear (601(5)(d)); not in front yard (403) |
| Parking | 2 + 1 per suite |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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What can you build on your lot in Sayward?
This page is the zone. The report is your lot: the zone it's actually in, the setbacks drawn on a plan in feet, how many dwelling units it allows, floodplain, streams, farmland and permit areas, with the source for every rule. $9, on screen in about a minute, with a PDF to keep.
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