{"title":"R-1 zone in Fort St. John: Single-Detached Housing","code":"R-1","slug":"r-1","name":"Single-Detached Housing","group":"Residential","section":"8.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single-detached neighbourhoods that also allow small multi-unit homes on one parcel through secondary and detached suites.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single-detached neighbourhoods that also allow small multi-unit homes on one parcel through secondary and detached suites.","quotes":["provide for parcels that maintain the form and character of single-"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["Single-Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Bed and Breakfast","Detached Suite","Home Occupation – Business","Home Occupation – Office","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Bed and Breakfast","Detached Suite","Home Occupation – Business","Home Occupation – Office","Secondary Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"550.0 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel area 550.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Minimum parcel width 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"4 dwelling units on a parcel connected to municipal services","quotes":["Density 4 dwelling units on a parcel","municipal services"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 (unit not shown in the table)","quotes":["Maximum principal dwelling and structure height 11"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Interior parcel line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Flanking exterior parcel line 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["1 principal dwelling per parcel; maximum 3 residential buildings","Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m; minimum front yard open space 50%","For lots without flanking street or lane access, one interior side setback must be at least 3.0 m for vehicle access to the rear","A single-detached dwelling must have 50% or more of the residential floor area on the parcel when it is the principal dwelling"],"quotes":["Maximum number of principal dwellings per parcel 1","Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m","must be a minimum of 3.0 m to allow for vehicular access","Single-detached dwellings must have 50% or greater of the residential floor area on a parcel"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)","url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidated version is \"for convenience only\"; the adopted bylaw and its amending bylaws prevail."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=84","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/r-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/r-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/r-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/index.json"}}