---
title: "R1 zone in Greenwood: Residential 1 (Single and Two Family)"
place: Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/greenwood
zone: R1
bylaw: "City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Greenwood: Residential 1 (Single and Two Family)

Single and two family residential zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single and two family residential zone
- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings; Two family dwellings and semi-detached dwelling; Churches and church halls; Public and private day schools; Community halls; Public service uses; Publicly owned libraries, art galleries and museums and similar publicly owned cultural facilities; Clubs, lodges and similar fraternal organizations of a philanthropic or charitable nature
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; Accessory buildings and structures; Carriage houses; Secondary suites
- **Minimum lot area:** With community water and sewer: 465 m² (5,000 sq. ft.) per dwelling unit for all uses; without community water or sewer: 1,200 m² (12,900 sq. ft.) per dwelling unit; no community services: 4,500 m² (48,400 sq. ft.) per dwelling unit for single family and other principal uses, 2,250 m² (24,200 sq. ft.) for two family and semi-detached
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent of the gross lot area
- **Maximum height:** 9 metres (30 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres (15 feet)
- **Front setback:** 6 metres (20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres (5 feet); waived along the shared party wall of a semi-detached dwelling
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (15 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 metres (5 feet) if the rear lot line does not abut a street
- **Other rules:** A semi-detached dwelling may be built on two adjacent existing lots if the party wall sits on the common side lot line

## Source

- [City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found), s. 402](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf#page=20) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Greenwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/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/greenwood/zoning/r1/_