{"title":"RL 1 zone in District of North Vancouver: Low-Rise Residential Zone 1","code":"RL 1","slug":"rl-1","name":"Low-Rise Residential Zone 1","group":"Residential","section":"557","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium density low-rise apartment buildings, and in RL1 also townhouses","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium density low-rise apartment buildings, and in RL1 also townhouses","quotes":["permit medium density development in the form"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiple-Family Residential Townhouse Buildings","Low-Rise Residential Apartment Buildings"],"note":"Lot area must be not less than 10,000 square feet.","quotes":["multiple-family residential townhouse buildings in the RL1 Zone, when","low-rise residential apartment buildings in the RL1, RL2, RL3 and RL4"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings and structures accessory to the permitted uses","Home occupations"],"quotes":["buildings and structures accessory to (a) and (b) and (c).","including home occupations;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"10,000 square feet","quotes":["the lot area is not less than 10,000 square feet"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of lot area for residential buildings; with accessory buildings, parking spaces and driveways together not more than 75%","quotes":["than 50% of the lot area, and in any case shall not, together with","than 75% of the lot area;"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit for each 1200 square feet of lot area","quotes":["in the RL1 Zone, the number of dwelling units per lot does not exceed","one for each 1200"]},"max_height":{"value":"40 feet and 4 storeys (apartment); 32 feet (townhouse)","quotes":["Low-Rise Residential Apartment 40 feet nor 4 storeys","Multiple-Family Residential Townhouse 32 feet"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"height 12 feet (may be increased by 3 feet if roof slope is 3 in 12 or more); at least 5 feet from any other building","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 12 feet, except where the slope of the roof is","shall be sited not less than 5 feet from any other building or structure."]}},"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/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=784","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/rl-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rl-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rl-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}