{"title":"R1-A zone in Kitimat: One Family Residential Zone","code":"R1-A","slug":"r1-a","name":"One Family Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"9.4, Subdivision 3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single Family Residence.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residence"],"quotes":["Single Family Residence"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Business Address","Bed and Breakfast (B&B)","Temporary Uses"],"quotes":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Business Address","Bed and Breakfast (B&B)","Temporary Uses: in accordance with Part 9, Division 8."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"555 m²","quotes":["Lot Area (Minimum): 555 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"17 metres","quotes":["Lot Frontage (Minimum): 17 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% plus 45 m² for accessory buildings and a garage or carport","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25% plus 45 m² for accessory","buildings and a garage or carport."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.50; one detached dwelling with no more than one dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.50.","one detached dwelling having no more than one dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 metres","quotes":["Height of Buildings (Maximum): 9 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 7.5 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 metres","quotes":["Side Yard (Minimum): 1.8 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Corner lot setbacks are set by section 9.4.1.6","Two parking spaces per lot, one with unrestricted access to a highway"],"quotes":["Building Setbacks on a Corner Lot: Refer to 9.4.1.6.","Two parking spaces per lot, one of which must have unrestricted"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)","url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District calls this a convenience copy and accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions; a certified copy is available from the Director of Corporate Administration. Zoning is not a separate bylaw; it sits in Part 9 of the Municipal Code (the zoning division is Part 9, Division 2)."},"source_url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=404","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}