---
title: "R-1B zone in Grand Forks: Residential Care"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/grand-forks
zone: R-1B
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-1b/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-1b.json"
---

# R-1B zone in Grand Forks: Residential Care

Main uses: Seniors Housing subject to the Community Care Facility Act, as amended.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Seniors Housing subject to the Community Care Facility Act, as amended
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 929 m² with on-site accommodation for a caregiver; 697 m² with no on-site accommodation for a caregiver
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (principal building with all accessory buildings, structures and off-street parking)
- **Maximum height:** 9.75 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.8 metres
- **Front setback:** 6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.6 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear and side 1.5 m; not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building
- **Other rules:** Subdivision minimum parcel size: 10,120 m² with no community sewage or water; 1,393.5 m² with one of them; 697 m² with both; Total of all accessory buildings' floor area not more than 50% of the principal structure

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 38](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=31) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Grand Forks: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/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/grand-forks/zoning/r-1b/_