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

# RSKL zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Keith Lynn

Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSKL (Keith Lynn).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSKL (Keith Lynn).
- **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:** 550 m² (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% (including parking and accessory structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.45 for lots 464.5 m² or smaller; 0.35 + 32.5 m² for larger lots
- **Maximum height:** Lots under 12.19 m (40 ft) wide: flat roof 6.71 m (22 ft); roof slope 3 in 12 or greater 7.32 m (24 ft). Lots 12.19 m (40 ft) or wider: flat roof 6.7 m (22 ft); 3 in 12 or greater 7.32 m (24 ft); 6 in 12 or greater 7.92 m (26 ft); 8 in 12 or greater 8.53 m (28 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 or greater 4.57 m (15 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.62 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 7.62 m (25 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.52 m (5 ft) if the house is 7.92 m (26 ft) high or less; 1.83 m (6 ft) if higher than 7.92 m (26 ft); combined side yards at least 20% of lot width
- **Street side setback:** Minimum 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:** Parking structures: front 7.62 m (25 ft), rear 1.52 m (5 ft), side 1.52 m (5 ft). Other accessory buildings: rear 1.52 m (5 ft), side next to another lot 1.2 m (4 ft), 1.52 m (5 ft) from other buildings. Swimming pools etc. at least 3 m (10 ft) from front or rear lot lines.
- **Other rules:** Combined front and rear setback at least 18.29 m (60 ft).; Maximum building depth 19.81 m (65 ft).; Maximum dwelling unit size 280 m² (3,013 sq ft).; Upper storey floor area may not exceed 75% of the largest storey below (but never required to be less than 92.9 m²).

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 506](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=720) (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/rskl/_