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title: "R-1-A zone in Ladysmith: Single Dwelling Residential - Small Lot A"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: R-1-A
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-1-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-1-a.json"
---

# R-1-A zone in Ladysmith: Single Dwelling Residential - Small Lot A

Accommodate residential development on small parcels in residential areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate residential development on small parcels in residential areas.
- **Main uses:** Single Unit Dwelling; Two Unit Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suite; Coach House Dwelling; Home Based Business; Urban Agriculture; Backyard Poultry; Bed and Breakfast
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33.0 percent where only one dwelling is on the parcel; 50.0 percent where more than one dwelling unit
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 4.0 metres (2.0 metres on the parcels shown in Figure 10.3.2)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres (on parcels shown in Figure 10.3.2: 0.6 metres to one side and 1.2 metres to the other)
- **Street side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.0 metres, side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre, rear 1.0 metre (accessory buildings up to 10.0 m²)
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 10.3](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) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/index.json

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