{"title":"R-1 zone in Cranbrook: Residential Zone","code":"R-1","slug":"r-1","name":"Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"7.04","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential Zone: single to four family housing on smaller urban lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential Zone: single to four family housing on smaller urban lots.","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL ZONE: R-1"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Three family dwelling","Four family dwelling","Rest Home, for not more than seven (7) persons under care"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Three family dwelling","Four family dwelling","Rest Home, for not more than seven (7) persons under care."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home based business","Secondary Suite","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["Home based business","Secondary Suite","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot B, District Lot 4, Kootenay District, Plan NEP 76649: Rest Home for up to eight persons under care","Assigned Lot 6 (See 45651) District Lot 29 Kootenay District Plan 1355 (511 Briar Avenue NW): manufactured home on a permanent pier-type foundation permitted; minimum single family dwelling width reduced to 4.2 m"],"quotes":["Rest Home for not more than eight (8) persons under care on land","Lot B, District Lot 4, Kootenay District, Plan","NEP 76649.","ASSIGNED LOT 6 (SEE 45651) DISTRICT LOT 29 KOOTENAY","511 Briar Avenue NW","reduced to 4.2m on ASSIGNED LOT 6"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"400 m²; 280 m² for a parcel with a rear lane","quotes":["The minimum parcel size in the R-1 Zone shall be 400 m² in area","with a rear lane shall be 280 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Front parcel line at least 10.0 m (6.0 m in the bulb of a cul-de-sac)","quotes":["less than 10.0 m in length, except that in the bulb of a cul-de-sac, the","parcel line shall be not less than 6.0 m in length."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of the parcel","quotes":["No person shall cover more than 50% of the area of a parcel with buildings"]},"max_density":{"value":"Up to 3 dwelling units on parcels 280 m² or less; up to 4 dwelling units on parcels larger than 280 m²; one principal use per parcel; one secondary suite per primary dwelling unit; one accessory dwelling unit per parcel","quotes":["A maximum of three (3) dwelling units shall be permitted on parcels 280","A maximum of four (4) dwelling units shall be permitted on parcels greater","No more than one (1) principal use shall be permitted per parcel.","No more than one (1) secondary suite shall be permitted per primary","No more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted per parcel."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m (single family dwelling); 9.0 m (two family dwelling); 11.0 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less (three or four family dwelling)","quotes":["No person shall locate a single family dwelling which exceeds a height of","7.6 m.","No person shall locate a two family dwelling which exceeds a height of 9.0","exceeds a height of 11.0 m or three (3) storeys in height, whichever is less."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m; 7.2 m for an accessory building containing an accessory dwelling unit","quotes":["exceeds a height of 4.5 m.","dwellig unit which exceeds a height of 7.2 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["A front yard less than 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["A rear yard less than 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m; on an interior parcel with no developed rear lane, one interior side yard at least 2.7 m","quotes":["An interior side yard less than 1.5 m and in the case of an","yard shall be not less than 2.7 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["An exterior side yard less than 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"not in the front yard; rear 1.5 m (0.9 m where no developed rear lane exists); interior side 1.5 m; exterior side 4.5 m; at least 1.5 m from a principal building","quotes":["In the front yard;","With a rear yard less than 1.5 m, and in the case where no","rear lane exists, the rear yard shall be not less than 0.9","With an interior side yard less than 1.5 m;","an exterior side yard less than 4.5 m;","within 1.5 m distance from a principal building."]},"other":{"value":["Side yard requirements do not apply along a parcel line where a common wall is located","Wrecking and repair of vehicles or storage of derelict vehicles not allowed, except one derelict vehicle outside the front yard"],"quotes":["Side yard requirements do not apply to the parcel line along which a","storage of not more than one (1) derelict vehicle in"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)","url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/573/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here."},"source_url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2007/#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/index.json"}}