---
title: "R1a zone in Hudson's Hope: Low Density Residential (Ellis Crescent)"
place: Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hudsons-hope
zone: R1a
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024 (clean version with maps, as signed)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/zoning/r1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/zoning/r1a.json"
---

# R1a zone in Hudson's Hope: Low Density Residential (Ellis Crescent)

Existing single-detached dwellings and duplexes in Ellis Crescent.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Existing single-detached dwellings and duplexes in Ellis Crescent.
- **Main uses:** Duplex; Single-detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling unit; Bed and breakfast; Day care centre; Home occupation; Secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (single-detached dwellings); 750 m² (duplexes; 375 m² if the duplex is divided vertically into two parcels)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (single-detached dwellings); 20 m (duplexes; 10 m if the duplex is divided vertically into two parcels)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33%
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m (accessory buildings and structures); 8 m (accessory dwelling units)
- **Front setback:** 4 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** Maximum 1 principal building and 3 accessory buildings per parcel; Principal building must be at least 6.5 m wide and have at least 60 m² floor area; On a parcel with a single-detached dwelling, only one secondary suite or one accessory dwelling unit is permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024 (clean version with maps, as signed), s. 10.0](https://hudsonshope.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-06-07-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-949-Clean-Version-with-Maps-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-BY-2.pdf#page=37) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Hudson's Hope: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/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/hudsons-hope/zoning/r1a/_