---
title: "R1 zone in Chetwynd: Single Detached Dwelling"
place: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chetwynd
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Chetwynd: Single Detached Dwelling

Single-detached dwellings, with small-scale housing in the form of suites and accessory uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single-detached dwellings, with small-scale housing in the form of suites and accessory uses.
- **Main uses:** Single detached dwelling; Duplex dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Bed and breakfast accommodation; Beekeeping; Day care; Detached suite; Hen keeping; Home occupation; Secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** Single-detached: 464.0 m² (4,994 ft²); duplex on one parcel: 700.0 m² (7,535 ft²); duplex split into two parcels with a common interior wall: 350.0 m² (3,767 ft²) per parcel
- **Minimum lot width:** Single-detached: 15.0 m (49 ft); duplex on one parcel: 18.0 m (59 ft); duplex split into two parcels with a common interior wall: 9.0 m (30 ft) per parcel
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** 20 dwellings per ha
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (32 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (16 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.0 m (23 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 9.0 m (30 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (5 ft); 0.0 m (0 ft) along a common wall where a duplex is divided into two parcels
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front no closer than rear of building envelope; exterior side 3.0 m (10 ft); interior side 1.5 m (5 ft); rear 1.5 m (5 ft)
- **Other rules:** Up to 1 single-detached dwelling or 1 duplex dwelling per parcel; up to 3 accessory buildings; Accessory buildings combined: 70.0 m² (753 ft²) on parcels under 700 m²; 90.0 m² (970 ft²) on parcels over 700 m²; Minimum principal building width 7.0 m (23 ft)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (consolidated with Amendment Bylaw No. 1162, 2023), s. 10.0](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf#page=52) (read 2026-11-08)

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