---
title: "R.1-A zone in Enderby: Residential Single Family Zone"
place: Enderby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/enderby
zone: R.1-A
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated for convenience only; amendment index lists bylaws through 1821 and 1807, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/zoning/r-1-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/zoning/r-1-a.json"
---

# R.1-A zone in Enderby: Residential Single Family Zone

Main uses: Single family dwellings, Two family dwellings, three family dwellings, and four family dwellings, Civic and public service use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings; Two family dwellings, three family dwellings, and four family dwellings; Civic and public service use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory residential; Attached Secondary Suites; Detached Secondary Suites; Bed and breakfasts; Restricted agricultural use; Keeping of backyard hens; Keeping of backyard bees
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m² (350 m² for each half of a two family dwelling subdivided); Detached Secondary Suites only on lots of at least 560 m² with lane access or second street frontage, or 650 m² without
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (11 m for each half of a two family dwelling subdivided)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area for all buildings and structures; 60% together with driveways and parking areas
- **Maximum density:** No more than two dwelling units on a parcel of 4,050 m² (1 acre) or more; no more than three dwelling units on a parcel under 280 m²; no more than four dwelling units on a parcel between 280 m² and 4,049 m²
- **Maximum height:** Dwellings: 9 m or two storeys, whichever is less (7 m where the lot's average natural slope exceeds 5%)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Detached Secondary Suites: 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for single family dwellings on lots exceeding 20% average natural slope)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for single family dwellings on lots exceeding 20% average natural slope); 3 m for Detached Secondary Suites
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m; 2 m for Detached Secondary Suites; 4 m for four family dwellings
- **Street side setback:** 5 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building; One single family dwelling (with or without one Detached Secondary Suite), or one two, three or four family dwelling per lot; Two, three and four family dwellings are only permitted on properties connected to community water and community sanitary sewer; Attached secondary suite: 36 m² minimum, maximum the lesser of 90 m² or 40% of the dwelling's habitable floor area; an owner must live in the building

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated for convenience only; amendment index lists bylaws through 1821 and 1807, 2025), s. 602](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf#page=92) (read 2026-11-07)

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