---
title: "R1 zone in Castlegar: Low Density Residential"
place: Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/castlegar
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Castlegar: Low Density Residential

Multi-unit housing of 1 to 4 units, up to 3 storeys (Missing Middle Housing)

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multi-unit housing of 1 to 4 units, up to 3 storeys (Missing Middle Housing)
- **Main uses:** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Childcare Centre; Home-Based Business; Residential Building; Special Care Facility
- **Minimum lot area:** 180 m² (with party wall subdivision); 280 m² (up to 4 units on a single lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 6.0 m (with party wall subdivision); 9.0 m (up to 4 units on a single lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of all structures; 60% including impermeable surfaces; accessory buildings no more than 80% of the principal dwelling
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per lot (lots 280 m² or larger); 3 dwelling units per lot (lots under 280 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m or 0.5 m less than the principal dwelling, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 27.0 m; Accessory buildings: maximum first storey height 3.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1428 (consolidated to Bylaw 1435, March 17, 2025), s. 7.1](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=20) (read 2026-11-07)

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