---
title: "R1 zone in Ashcroft: Residential 1"
place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ashcroft
zone: R1
bylaw: Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Ashcroft: Residential 1

Main uses: Single detached dwelling, Duplex dwelling, Triplex, Fourplex, Commercial day care, and 2 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single detached dwelling; Duplex dwelling; Triplex; Fourplex; Commercial day care; Places of worship; Clubs or lodges
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-term rental accommodations; Accessory dwelling unit; Attached suite; Home businesses; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Funeral services provider: only on the parcel with PID 008-398-216 (crematoria are prohibited)
- **Minimum lot area:** Single detached dwelling: 525 m² (new subdivisions); duplex, triplex, fourplex: 250 m² per dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot width:** Single detached dwelling: 15 m; duplex, triplex, fourplex: 7.5 m per dwelling unit (new subdivisions)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** Single detached dwelling: 6.0 m; duplex, triplex, fourplex: 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Single detached dwelling: 1.2 m from any lane, 1 m from parcel line, 3 m from principal building; duplex, triplex, fourplex: 1.2 m from any lane, 1.5 m from parcel line, 3.0 m from principal building
- **Other rules:** Maximum 1 principal building per parcel; Maximum accessory building floor area per dwelling unit: 70 m² (single detached); 20 m² (duplex, triplex, fourplex); Minimum dwelling unit width: 8.0 m (single detached); 6.0 m (duplex, triplex, fourplex)

## Source

- [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 7](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=42) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ashcroft: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/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/ashcroft/zoning/r1/_