{"title":"R1 zone in District of North Vancouver: Rural and Suburban Detached Residential Zone","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Rural and Suburban Detached Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"525","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit the continued use of low density, legacy lots in remote and environmentally sensitive lands generally found outside the Urban Containment Boundary.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit the continued use of low density, legacy lots in remote and environmentally sensitive lands generally found outside the Urban Containment Boundary.","quotes":["The intent of the Rural and Suburban Detached Residential Zone (R1) is to permit the continued use of","low density, legacy lots in remote and environmentally sensitive lands generally found outside the Urban"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Use"],"quotes":["Residential Use ✓"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Use","Child Care Services","Home Occupation","Parking Use","Secondary Suite","Tourist Accommodation Services"],"note":"A secondary suite may be no larger than 49% of the principal building's gross floor area.","quotes":["Accessory Use ✓","Child Care Services ✓","Home Occupation ✓","Parking Use ✓","Secondary Suite ✓","Tourist Accommodation Services ✓"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m² (for lots created by subdivision)","quotes":["R1 4,000 m² 30 m 34 m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (for lots created by subdivision)","quotes":["R1 4,000 m² 30 m 34 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"55% of net lot area for lots 464.5 m² or smaller; 45% for lots over 464.5 m²; 25% in the front 6.1 m (20 ft) of the lot","quotes":["(a) 55% of Net Lot Area when Net Lot Area ≤ 464.5m² / 5,000 ft²; or","(b) 45% of Net Lot Area when Net Lot Area > 464.5 m² / 5,000 ft².","of a Lot is 25%."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 principal dwelling unit and 1 secondary suite per lot. Total floor area of all buildings: lot area x 0.7 + 92.9 m² (lots 464.5 m² or smaller); lot area x 0.55 + 92.9 m², up to 650.3 m² (larger lots). Detached garages and accessory buildings together: 92.9 m².","quotes":["A maximum of one (1) Principal Dwelling Unit and one (1) Secondary Suite are permitted","Net Lot Area x 0.7 + 92.9 m²","Net Lot Area x 0.55 + 92.9 m²","Up to a maximum of 650.3m²","All detached Garages, Accessory","92.9 m² (1,000 ft²)"]},"max_height":{"value":"Within the front 6.10 m (20 ft) of the lot: 6.7 m (22 ft) with a flat or low-slope roof, 8.5 m (28 ft) with a roof of 3:12 or steeper (2 storeys). Elsewhere on the lot: 10.1 m (33 ft) flat or low-slope roof, 11.6 m (38 ft) roof of 3:12 or steeper (3 storeys).","quotes":["Flat roof or Sloped roof 6.7 m (22 ft) 2 storeys","8.5 m (28 ft) 2 storeys","10.1 m (33 ft) 3 storeys","11.6 m (38 ft) 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Detached garages: 3.7 m (12 ft) flat or low-slope roof, 5.5 m (18 ft) roof of 3:12 or steeper. Accessory buildings: 3.7 m (12 ft) flat or low-slope roof, 4.6 m (15 ft) roof of 3:12 or steeper. All 1 storey.","quotes":["Detached Garages Flat roof or Sloped roof 3.7 m (12 ft) 1 storey","5.5 m (18 ft) 1 storey","Accessory Buildings Flat roof or Sloped roof 3.7 m (12 ft) 1 storey","4.6 m (15 ft) 1 storey"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.1 m (10 ft)","quotes":["Principal 3.1 m (10 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m (25 ft)","quotes":["Principal 3.1 m (10 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m (4 ft)","quotes":["Principal 3.1 m (10 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached garage: front 3.1 m (10 ft) for a side entry garage or 6.1 m (20 ft) for a front entry garage, rear 1.5 m (5 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft). Accessory buildings: front 6.1 m (20 ft), rear 1.2 m (4 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft). Swimming pools: front 3.1 m (10 ft), rear 3.1 m (10 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft).","quotes":["Side entry garage: 1.5 m (5 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 7.6 m (25 ft)","Garage 3.1 m (10 ft)","garage: 6.1 m (20","Accessory 6.1 m (20 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft)","Swimming 3.1 m (10 ft) 3.1 m (10 ft) 1.2 m (4 ft) 3.1 m (10 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum building wall length 19.8 m (65 ft) and maximum building depth 19.8 m (65 ft).","Maximum building width in the front 6.1 m (20 ft) of the lot is 7.6 m (25 ft).","Decks, balconies and verandas may be at most 4.6 m (15 ft) high above grade.","Lot needs a contiguous landscape area of 6.1 m x 6.1 m (20 ft x 20 ft), or landscape areas totalling 35% (lots 464.5 m² or smaller) or 45% (larger lots) of net lot area."],"quotes":["The maximum Building Wall Length is 19.8 m (65 ft).","The maximum Building Depth is 19.8 m (65 ft).","the Lot is 7.6 m (25 ft).","The maximum Building Width for that portion of any building in the front","The maximum height for a Deck, Balcony, Veranda, or other outdoor occupied space is 4.6","A contiguous Landscape Area that has the minimum dimensions of 6.1 m x 6.1","(i) 35% of Net Lot Area when Net Lot Area ≤ 464.5 m² (5,000 ft²); or","(ii) 45% of Net Lot Area when Net Lot Area > 464.5 m² (5,000 ft²)."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026","url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed."},"source_url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/zoning-guide-section-525.pdf#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}