---
title: "RU-1 zone in Ladysmith: Rural Residential"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: RU-1
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/ru-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/ru-1.json"
---

# RU-1 zone in Ladysmith: Rural Residential

Accommodate low density residential development on larger parcel sizes.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate low density residential development on larger parcel sizes.
- **Main uses:** Single Unit Dwelling; Two Unit Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suite; Coach House Dwelling; Home Based Business; Urban Agriculture; Bed and Breakfast; Backyard Poultry (Secondary Suite, Coach House, Home Based Business, Bed and Breakfast and Backyard Poultry are subject to the cited sections of Part 6.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30.0 percent
- **Maximum density:** Parcels 4,050.0 m² or larger: 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; 12.0 metres for an Urban Agriculture accessory building
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Street side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Other rules:** Single Unit Dwelling floor area up to 240.0 square metres; Two Unit Dwelling up to 390.0 m²; 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

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 10.1](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=75) (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

_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/ladysmith/zoning/ru-1/_