{"title":"R1-C zone in Kitimat: One Family Residential Zone","code":"R1-C","slug":"r1-c","name":"One Family Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"9.4, Subdivision 5","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 Occupation","Keeping of not more than two lodgers in each dwelling unit","Home Business Address","Bed and Breakfast (B&B)"],"quotes":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Occupation","The keeping of not more than two lodgers in each dwelling","Home Business Address","Bed and Breakfast (B&B)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"510 m² (semi-detached dwelling); 275 m² (inner unit of a terrace dwelling); 510 m² (end unit of a terrace dwelling)","quotes":["510 m² for a semi-detached dwelling;","275 m² for an inner unit of a terrace dwelling;","510 m² for an end unit of a terrace dwelling."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres (semi-detached dwelling); 9 metres (inner unit of a terrace dwelling); 15 metres (end unit of a terrace dwelling)","quotes":["15 metres for a semi-detached dwelling;","9 metres for an inner unit of a terrace dwelling;","15 metres for an end unit of a terrace dwelling"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% plus a maximum of an additional 45 m² for accessory buildings and a garage or carport","quotes":["25% plus a maximum of an additional 45 m² for accessory"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.50; one semi-detached or one terrace dwelling with no more than one dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.50.","one semi-detached or one terrace dwelling having no more"]},"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 (semi-detached dwelling); 5.5 metres (end unit of a terrace dwelling); 1.8 metres (single storied garage or carport)","quotes":["1.8 metres for a semi-detached dwelling;","5.5 metres for an end unit of a terrace dwelling;","1.8 metres for a single storied garage or carport."]},"other":{"value":["Corner lot setbacks are set by section 9.4.1.6","Residential structures that held two-family units on December 31, 1973 are exempt from maximum site coverage, minimum site area, minimum frontage and minimum off-street parking"],"quotes":["Building Setbacks on a Corner Lot: Refer to 9.4.1.6.","that contained two-family units on December 31, 1973, shall be","a. maximum site coverage;","b. minimum site area;","c. minimum frontage requirements;","e. minimum off-street parking."]}},"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=407","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-c/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-c.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-c.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}