{"title":"R1 zone in Nelson: Small-Scale Residential Zone","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Small-Scale Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"10.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-scale residential development of 1 to 4 dwelling units, up to 3 storeys, in a variety of configurations (Missing Middle Housing).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-scale residential development of 1 to 4 dwelling units, up to 3 storeys, in a variety of configurations (Missing Middle Housing).","quotes":["ranging from 1 to 4 dwelling units in a variety of configurations up to 3 storeys."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Care Services (for no more than 8 persons)","Small-Scale Residential","Transition House"],"quotes":["a. Care Services (for no more than 8 persons)","b. Small-Scale Residential","c. Transition House"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental"],"note":"Subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.","quotes":["a. Short-Term Rental"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m²","quotes":["8. The minimum lot area shall be 370 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["7. The minimum lot width shall be 12 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% (1 dwelling unit); 40% (2 or 3 dwelling units); 45% (4 dwelling units, Care Services or Transition House); add 5% on lots under 370 m²","quotes":["Maximum permitted lot coverage 35% 40% 45%","1 dwelling unit","2 or 3 dwelling","4 dwelling units,","Care Services, or","Transition House","10. On lots less than 370 sq. m. in area, the maximum permitted lot coverage","determined in section 9 shall be increased by 5%."]},"max_density":{"value":"3 dwelling units on lots 280 m² or less; 4 dwelling units on lots over 280 m²","quotes":["5. The maximum density on lots less than or equal to 280 sq. m. is three","6. The maximum density on lots greater than 280 sq. m. is four dwelling units."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m and no more than 3 storeys","quotes":["Principal Building 10 m and no more than 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory building); 5.8 m (laneway house); 6.1 m (above-garage suite)","quotes":["Accessory Building 4.5 m","Laneway House 5.8 m","Above-Garage Suite 6.1 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Front lot line 3m 1.5 m 3m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear lot line 3m 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m (lots with a front lot line greater than 9.2 m); 1 m (lots with a front lot line less than 9.2 m); 0 m on one side where a common party wall exists","quotes":["Exterior and interior side lot line for lots","with a front lot line greater than 9.2 m","with a front lot line less than 9.2 m","1.2 m","13. Despite section 12, where a common party wall exists, the minimum required","setback from one interior side lot line shall be reduced to 0 m, provided"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.2 m (lots with a front lot line greater than 9.2 m); 1 m (lots with a front lot line less than 9.2 m)","quotes":["Exterior and interior side lot line for lots","with a front lot line greater than 9.2 m","with a front lot line less than 9.2 m","1.2 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Carport: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.2 m or 1 m depending on lot; other accessory building: front 3 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.2 m or 1 m depending on lot","quotes":["Front lot line 3m 1.5 m 3m","Rear lot line 3m 1.5 m","1.2 m"]},"other":{"value":["At least 30% of the lot must be permeable surface.","Where a common party wall exists, one interior side setback may be reduced to 0 m if one interior side setback is kept per lot."],"quotes":["Minimum coverage of permeable","30%","13. Despite section 12, where a common party wall exists, the minimum required","setback from one interior side lot line shall be reduced to 0 m, provided"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026)","url":"https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":null},"source_url":"https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=68","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}