---
title: "RD-1 zone in Esquimalt: Two Family Residential"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: RD-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-1.json"
---

# RD-1 zone in Esquimalt: Two Family Residential

Accommodate Two Family Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Two Family Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land.
- **Main uses:** Two Family Residential; Home Occupation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding (subject to Section 30.3); Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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]
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 m² (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.3 m, measured at the Front Building Line (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% for all buildings and structures combined; accessory buildings and structures combined 10%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio for Two Family Dwellings: 0.35 on parcels 800 m² and larger; 0.4 on parcels under 800 m²
- **Maximum height:** 7.3 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.6 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 3.6 m from exterior side lot line (corner lots)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 38](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=69) (read 2026-11-07)

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