---
title: "R1 zone in Creston: Residential - Low Density Zone"
place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/creston
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Creston: Residential - Low Density Zone

Low density residential development

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density residential development
- **Main uses:** Duplex dwelling; Single family dwelling; Triplex dwelling; Fourplex dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Attached accessory dwelling unit; Community care facility (only within a Single family dwelling); Detached accessory dwelling unit; Home occupation; Short term rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Daycare, only at 806 Cook Street (Parcel D (See XB18526), Block 21, District Lot 525, Kootenay District, Plan 693, PID 011-632-470)
- **Minimum lot area:** 333 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 3 dwelling units per lot (lots 280 m² or smaller); 4 dwelling units per lot (lots over 280 m²); one of which may be a detached accessory dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 9.2 m (single family, duplex, non-residential principal building); 11.0 m (triplex, fourplex)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory buildings and structures); 7.5 m (detached accessory dwelling unit)
- **Front setback:** 6.1 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.1 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.7 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings and detached accessory dwelling units: front 6.1 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.7 m (apply even if attached to the principal building)
- **Other rules:** Usable private open space required for each dwelling unit: at least 10% of its gross floor area and never less than 5.6 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022 (consolidated to June 16, 2026), s. 7.2](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf#page=34) (read 2026-11-07)

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