{"title":"RD-1 zone in Esquimalt: Two Family Residential","code":"RD-1","slug":"rd-1","name":"Two Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"38","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Two Family Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Two Family Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate Two Family Dwelling Units on individual","Parcels of land."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Two Family Residential","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["Two Family Residential","Home Occupation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding (subject to Section 30.3)","Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)"],"quotes":["Boarding: subject to the requirements of Section 30.3","Urban Hens: subject to the requirements of Section 30.4"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Group Children’s Day Care Centre at Lot 9, Block A, Suburban Lot 49, Esquimalt District, Plan 772 [PID 008-534-748] [1234 Juno Street]","Group Children’s Day Care Centre at Strata Lot A, Section 10, Esquimalt District, Strata Plan VIS2358 [PID 017-793-882] [909 McNaughton Avenue]"],"quotes":["Group Children’s Day Care Centre, located at Lot 9, Block A,","Suburban Lot 49, Esquimalt District, Plan 772 [PID 008-534-748]","[1234 Juno Street]","Group Children’s Day Care Centre, located at Strata Lot A, Section","[PID 017-793-882]","[909 McNaughton Avenue]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"668 m² (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum Parcel Size for Parcels created by subdivision shall be 668"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.3 m, measured at the Front Building Line (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum width of Parcels created by subdivision shall be 18.3 metres,"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for all buildings and structures combined; accessory buildings and structures combined 10%","quotes":["shall not cover more than 30% of the Area of a Parcel.","10% of the Area of a Parcel."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio for Two Family Dwellings: 0.35 on parcels 800 m² and larger; 0.4 on parcels under 800 m²","quotes":["For parcels 800 square metres in area and larger, the Floor Area","Ratio for Two Family Dwellings shall not exceed 0.35.","For parcels under 800 square metres in area the Floor Area Ratio","for Two Family Dwellings shall not exceed 0.4."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.3 m","quotes":["No Principal Building shall exceed a Height of 7.3 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.6 m","quotes":["No Accessory Building shall exceed a Height of 3.6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within 7.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within 7.5","metres of a Rear Lot Line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m from interior side lot line, total of both side yards at least 4.5 m; where there is no rear lane, one side yard at least 3 m","quotes":["Side Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within 1.5","Side Yards not to be less than 4.5 metres","Parcel is not served by a rear lane, one (1) Side Yard shall not","be less than 3 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.6 m from exterior side lot line (corner lots)","quotes":["Building shall be located within 3.6 metres of an Exterior Side","Lot Line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side: 1.5 m interior, 3.6 m exterior; rear: 1.5 m; at least 2.5 m from principal building","quotes":["No Accessory Building shall be located in front","1.5 metres of an Interior Side Lot Line nor 3.6 metres of an","within 2.5 metres of a Principal Building.","1.5 metres of a Rear Lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum floor area of the first storey of a principal building: 88 m²","Second and third storeys must be set back at least 1.5 m from the front face of the first storey","Detached garages and garage portions of the principal building must be set back at least 1.5 m from the front face of the principal building","Maximum total driveway width 5.5 m"],"quotes":["88 square metres.","Second and Third Storey Setback: The front face of the second","front face of the First Storey of the Principal Building.","a Garage, shall be set back a minimum of 1.5 metres from the front","shall be a total of 5.5 metres."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; in case of discrepancy the original bylaw or amending bylaws must be consulted. Zone sections are in Part 5 (ss. 34 to 67); Comprehensive Development districts are s. 67.x. Abandoned, defeated and rescinded CD numbers are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json"}}