Village of Sayward · zoning
The RU-ALR zone in Sayward.
Rural ALR. 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 (605, 402). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Village of Sayward reads it, is always the final word.
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RU-ALR at a glance
| What you can use it for | SFD; silviculture; forestry; agriculture. Secondary: home-based business and secondary suites "as permitted by LRC policy", accessory bldgs |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | >2.0 ha (4.9 ac): 2 SFD; +1 per additional 1.0 ha (2.5 ac), max 4 (no duplex option, unlike RU-1); "Approval for additional dwellings beyond the first must first be sought from the BC Land Reserve Commission (LRC)" (605(1)(e)) — today the ALC |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 1.0 ha (2.5 ac) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 m (24.6 ft) all lines |
| Height | house 10 m (32.8 ft) (s.402(1)(a)); farm bldgs exempt / 6 m (19.6 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 50% (greenhouses excepted) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | none |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 7.5 m (24.6 ft); livestock 6.0 m (19.6 ft) side / 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from dwelling |
| Parking | 2 per SFD |
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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