{"title":"R-1-A zone in Ladysmith: Single Dwelling Residential - Small Lot A","code":"R-1-A","slug":"r-1-a","name":"Single Dwelling Residential - Small Lot A","group":"Residential","section":"10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate residential development on small parcels in residential areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate residential development on small parcels in residential areas.","quotes":["The purpose of the Single Dwelling Residential Small Lot A Zone is to accommodate"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Unit Dwelling","Two Unit Dwelling"],"quotes":["a) Single Unit Dwelling.","b) Two Unit Dwelling."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Suite","Coach House Dwelling","Home Based Business","Urban Agriculture","Backyard Poultry","Bed and Breakfast"],"quotes":["a) Secondary Suite, subject to Part 6, Section 6.4.","b) Coach House Dwelling, subject to Part 6, Section 6.5.","c) Home Based Business, subject to Part 6, Section 6.8.","d) Urban Agriculture.","e) Backyard Poultry, subject to Part 6, Section 6.12.","f) Bed and Breakfast subject to Part 6, Section 6.7."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 5 Block 1399 Oyster District Plan VIP75559 (PID: 025-708-660): Principal and Accessory Uses of the R-3-A zone are also permitted in Area A, under R-3-A regulations","Lot 5 Block 1399 Oyster District Plan VIP75559: up to 200 dwelling units in Area A if all of Area B is given to the Town as park; 125 units if only part or none of Area B is","Front setback is 3.0 metres in the area shown in Figure 10.3.3"],"quotes":["b) For Lot 5 Block 1399 Oyster District Plan VIP75559 (PID: 025-708-660) in the R-1-A Zone","the Principal and","Accessory Uses of the R-3-A zone are permitted in Area A in figure 10.3.4 and shall be","i) 200 units, where the entire area shown as Area B in figure 10.3.4 has been","ii) 125 units where only a portion of, or none of, the area shown as Area B in figure","Front Parcel Line Setback for a Principal Building or","Structure and an Accessory Building or Structure is 3.0 metres, for the area shown in"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300 square metres","quotes":["a) No Parcel shall be created which has a Parcel Area less than 300 square"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 metres (frontage)","quotes":["b) No Parcel shall be created which has a Frontage less than 10 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33.0 percent where only one dwelling is on the parcel; 50.0 percent where more than one dwelling unit","quotes":["i. 33.0 percent where only one dwelling is located on a Parcel; and","ii. 50.0 percent where more than one dwelling unit is located on a Parcel."]},"max_density":{"value":"Parcels greater than 4,050.0 m²: two units; less than 280.0 m²: three units; between 280.0 m² and 4,050.0 m²: four units","quotes":["Greater than 4,050.0 square metres Two units","Less than 280.0 square metres Three units","Between 280.0 square metres and ≤4,050.0","Four units"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 metres","quotes":["a) No Principal Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 11.0 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.5 metres","quotes":["b) No Accessory Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 3.5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 metres (2.0 metres on the parcels shown in Figure 10.3.2)","quotes":["Front Parcel Line 4.0 metres","Front Parcel Line 2.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 metres","quotes":["Rear Parcel Line 1.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres (on parcels shown in Figure 10.3.2: 0.6 metres to one side and 1.2 metres to the other)","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 1.2 metres","0.6 metres to one Parcel Line and","1.2 metres to the other Parcel Line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.2 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 1.2 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.0 metres, side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre, rear 1.0 metre (accessory buildings up to 10.0 m²)","quotes":["≤ 10.0 M2","Front Parcel Line 4.0 metres","Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 1.0 metres","Rear Parcel Line 1.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Principal building floor area up to 230.0 square metres","Buildings with dwelling units on the same parcel must be at least 2.4 m apart if each is sprinklered, 4.8 m if any part is not","A dwelling unit narrower than 6.5 metres is permitted only on the parcels shown in Figure 10.3.1 (mobile home plan)"],"quotes":["a) No Principal Building shall have a Finished Floor Area that is greater than 230.0","i. 2.4 meters, where each Building is Sprinklered; and","ii. 4.8 meters, where any part of a Building is not Sprinklered","a) A Dwelling Unit having a minimum horizontal Building dimension less than 6.5","metres shall be permitted on those locations identified in Figure 10.3.1: Plan"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the consolidation is not a legal document and certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. R-2-D2 (10.6) is reserved for future use and has no zone text."},"source_url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=79","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-1-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-1-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-1-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/index.json"}}