---
title: "R-1 zone in Cranbrook: Residential Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: R-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-1.json"
---

# R-1 zone in Cranbrook: Residential Zone

Residential Zone: single to four family housing on smaller urban lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential Zone: single to four family housing on smaller urban lots.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling; Two family dwelling; Three family dwelling; Four family dwelling; Rest Home, for not more than seven (7) persons under care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based business; Secondary Suite; Accessory Dwelling Unit; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 400 m²; 280 m² for a parcel with a rear lane
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 10.0 m (6.0 m in the bulb of a cul-de-sac)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the parcel
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m; 7.2 m for an accessory building containing an accessory dwelling unit
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m; on an interior parcel with no developed rear lane, one interior side yard at least 2.7 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.04](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2007/#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Cranbrook: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/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/cranbrook/zoning/r-1/_