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

Greenwood, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The text layer is real for the base bylaw, but the City's posted amending bylaws (Nos. 925 of 2018, 961 of 2020, 1049 of 2026 and a "zoning amendment bylaw 9") are scanned images with no text layer, so their changes are not in this text. The bylaw's zone map (Schedule A) is not in the posted PDF. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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