{"title":"R1 zone in Fort St James: Residential Urban","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Residential Urban","group":"Residential","section":"4.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Urban residential development as detached and duplex dwellings in neighbourhoods with full urban services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Urban residential development as detached and duplex dwellings in neighbourhoods with full urban services.","quotes":["The intent of the R1 zoning district is to accommodate the demand for urban residential development"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast accommodation","Day care centre","Home occupation","Residential use – single-detached dwelling","Residential use – duplex"],"quotes":["Bed and breakfast accommodation","Day care centre","Home occupation","Residential use – single-detached dwelling","Residential use – duplex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential use – secondary suite","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Residential use – secondary suite","Accessory buildings and uses"]},"site_specific":{"value":["One detached secondary dwelling, only on Parcel A (consolidation of Lots 1 & 2, See CB2118803), Block M, District Lot 110, Range 5 Coast District, Plan PRP3304 (one bedroom maximum; one extra off-street parking space)"],"quotes":["One detached secondary dwelling, only on the lands legally described as Parcel A (being","The detached secondary dwelling permitted under Section 4.1.2 g) shall contain no more than","provide a minimum of one (1) additional off-street parking space for the detached"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m² (single-detached dwelling); 750 m² (duplex)","quotes":["Single-detached dwelling: Minimum lot area is 500 square metres and minimum frontage is 18","Duplex: Minimum lot area is 750 square metres and minimum frontage is 23"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (single-detached dwelling); 23 m (duplex)","quotes":["Single-detached dwelling: Minimum lot area is 500 square metres and minimum frontage is 18","Duplex: Minimum lot area is 750 square metres and minimum frontage is 23"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage is 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Two dwellings per lot, and no more than one single-detached dwelling","quotes":["Maximum of two dwellings per lot.","In the R-1 District no more than one single-detached dwelling is allowed per lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m or two and one-half storeys, whichever is less","quotes":["Maximum height of the principal building is 10 metres or two and one-half storeys, whichever is"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["Maximum height for an accessory building or structure is 5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres in depth from the principal building."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (the detached secondary dwelling may be 1.7 m from the rear lot line)","quotes":["A rear yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres in depth from the principal building.","may be located no closer than 1.7 metres from the rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m on each side","quotes":["A side yard shall not be less than 1.5 metres on each side of the principal building."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Not in the required front yard","quotes":["Accessory buildings shall not be located in the required front yard;"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum principal building floor space 60 m² and minimum width 6 m","Maximum two accessory buildings per lot"],"quotes":["Principal building will have a minimum floor space of 60 square metres, and a minimum building","Maximum of two accessory buildings per lot."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025","url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's page posts the signed bylaw PDF; Schedule A-1 (the zoning districts map) is an image page in the PDF. No consolidation date is stated."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf#page=25","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/index.json"}}