---
title: "RSD zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Delbrook"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: RSD
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/rsd/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rsd.json"
---

# RSD zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Delbrook

Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSD (Delbrook).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSD (Delbrook).
- **Main uses:** One single-family residential building
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; Accommodation of not more than two boarders or lodgers; Secondary suite (one per lot); Bed and breakfast business; Buildings and structures accessory to the single-family building; Coach house (one per lot; not outside the Urban Containment Boundary); Short-term rental accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 743 m² (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Minimum lot width:** 21 m (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.43 for all lots
- **Maximum height:** Flat roof 6.71 m (22 ft); minimum 3 in 12 pitch 7.32 m (24 ft); minimum 4½ in 12 pitch or greater 7.92 m (26 ft); maximum eave height 6.71 m (22 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Flat roof 3.66 m (12 ft); roof slope 3 in 12 up to 6 in 12 4.57 m (15 ft)
- **Front setback:** 9.14 m (30 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 9.14 m (30 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.83 m (6 ft); combined side yards at least 20% of lot width
- **Street side setback:** 10% of lot width plus 3 m (10 ft), but the building need not be less than 7.32 m (24 ft) measured from the outside edge of the exterior walls
- **Accessory building setbacks:** From front lot line: parking structures 6.1 m (20 ft) straight-in entry or 4.57 m (15 ft) side entry; other structures 6.1 m (20 ft). From rear lot line or other buildings 1.52 m (5 ft).
- **Other rules:** Maximum building depth 19.81 m (65 ft).; Maximum dwelling unit size 465 m² (5,005 sq ft), including parking structures.; Upper storey floor area may not exceed 75% of the largest storey below, excluding attached parking structures.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 505](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=717) (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/rsd/_