---
title: "R-1 zone in Nakusp: Small Parcel Residential"
place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nakusp
zone: R-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-1.json"
---

# R-1 zone in Nakusp: Small Parcel Residential

Single detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwellings on small parcels.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwellings on small parcels.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling; Duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling, Attached; Accessory Dwelling, Detached; Bed and Breakfast; Home Occupation; Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 320 m² (single detached dwelling); 700 m² (duplex); 350 m² (parcels subdivided along the common wall of a duplex)
- **Minimum lot width:** 9 m (single detached dwelling); 15 m (duplex)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%; 60% for a duplex, or a single detached dwelling with one detached dwelling unit
- **Maximum density:** One principal building per parcel. One single detached dwelling plus one attached accessory dwelling on parcels 320 m² or greater; or plus one attached or detached accessory dwelling on parcels 534 m² or greater; or one duplex on parcels 700 m² or greater
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Detached accessory dwellings only where the principal use is a single detached dwelling; One short-term rental per parcel, only if the parcel has another dwelling unit occupied long-term

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), s. 6.1](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=45) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nakusp: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/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/nakusp/zoning/r-1/_