---
title: "RL-1 zone in Gibsons: Low-Density Residential Zone"
place: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gibsons
zone: RL-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rl-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rl-1.json"
---

# RL-1 zone in Gibsons: Low-Density Residential Zone

Low-density, ground-oriented homes at a scale that fits heritage building forms.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-density, ground-oriented homes at a scale that fits heritage building forms.
- **Main uses:** Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings; Home Occupation; Short-Term Rental (Docks, piers and wharves are not permitted as an accessory use.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Minimum lot area is 8 hectares for BLOCK 8 PLAN VAP2987 DISTRICT LOT 689 (939 Reed Road), BLOCK 9 PLAN VAP2987 DISTRICT LOT 689, and BLOCK C PLAN VAP2987 DISTRICT LOT 689
- **Minimum lot area:** 280 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m (interior lot with rear lane); 12 m (corner lot with rear lane); 13 m (interior lot, no rear lane); 15 m (corner lot, no rear lane)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 3 dwelling units on lots 280 m² or smaller; 4 dwelling units on lots larger than 280 m²; max 4 dwelling units per building
- **Maximum height:** 6.5 m within 7.5 m of the rear lot line; 8.5 m elsewhere on the lot
- **Front setback:** 5 m (5 m from North Road)
- **Rear setback:** 3.5 m (no rear lane); 1.5 m (with rear lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** Max 325 m² gross floor area for a dwelling unit that is the only unit in its building; Max building length (longitudinal axis) 20 m; Min lot depth 25 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026), s. 2.2.1](https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=7) (read 2026-11-07)

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