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title: "R1-C zone in Kitimat: One Family Residential Zone"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: R1-C
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-c/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r1-c.json"
---

# R1-C zone in Kitimat: One Family Residential Zone

Main uses: Single Family Residence.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Family Residence
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 510 m² (semi-detached dwelling); 275 m² (inner unit of a terrace dwelling); 510 m² (end unit of a terrace dwelling)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 metres (semi-detached dwelling); 9 metres (inner unit of a terrace dwelling); 15 metres (end unit of a terrace dwelling)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25% plus a maximum of an additional 45 m² for accessory buildings and a garage or carport
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.50; one semi-detached or one terrace dwelling with no more than one dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 9 metres
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 metres (semi-detached dwelling); 5.5 metres (end unit of a terrace dwelling); 1.8 metres (single storied garage or carport)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.4, Subdivision 5](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=407) (read 2026-11-07)

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