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title: "R1 zone in District of North Vancouver: Rural and Suburban Detached Residential Zone"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: R1
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in District of North Vancouver: Rural and Suburban Detached Residential Zone

Permit the continued use of low density, legacy lots in remote and environmentally sensitive lands generally found outside the Urban Containment Boundary.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit the continued use of low density, legacy lots in remote and environmentally sensitive lands generally found outside the Urban Containment Boundary.
- **Main uses:** Residential Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Use; Child Care Services; Home Occupation; Parking Use; Secondary Suite; Tourist Accommodation Services (A secondary suite may be no larger than 49% of the principal building's gross floor area.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m² (for lots created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m (for lots created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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
- **Maximum density:** 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.
- **Maximum height:** 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).
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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.
- **Front setback:** 3.1 m (10 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (25 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (4 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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).
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 525](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/zoning-guide-section-525.pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r1/_