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

# RSPH zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Pemberton Heights

Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSPH (Pemberton Heights).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSPH (Pemberton Heights).
- **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; 1114.8 m² for lots on the south side of W. Keith Rd. in the 1200 to 1500 blocks (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m; 24.3 m for lots on the south side of W. Keith Rd. in the 1200 to 1500 blocks (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 lots 464.6 to 1,114.7 m² (principal building up to 279.9 m²); 0.35 + 32.5 m² for lots 1,114.8 m² or more (principal building up to 540 m²)
- **Maximum height:** Lots 10.06 m (33 ft) wide or less: flat roof 6.71 m (22 ft); 3 in 12 or greater 7.32 m (24 ft); 4½ in 12 or greater 7.92 m (26 ft). Lots wider than 10.06 m up to 12.19 m (40 ft): flat roof 6.71 m; 3 in 12 or greater 7.92 m (26 ft); 4½ in 12 or greater 8.53 m (28 ft). Lots wider than 12.19 m: same, plus 6 in 12 or greater 9.14 m (30 ft). Maximum eave height 6.71 m (22 ft).
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Parking structures: flat roof 3.66 m (12 ft); roof slope 3 in 12 or greater 4.57 m (15 ft). Other accessory buildings: same.
- **Front setback:** 7.62 m (25 ft) for all storeys other than the upper storey; the upper storey must be set back from the front lot line the height of the house or 7.62 m (25 ft), whichever is greater
- **Rear setback:** 7.62 m (25 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.22 m (4 ft); combined side yards at least 20% of lot width
- **Street side setback:** 10% of lot width, 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); from a lane or other building 1.52 m (5 ft); from neighbouring lot 1.22 m (4 ft). Other accessory buildings: from a street 7.62 m (25 ft); from a lane or other building 1.52 m (5 ft); from neighbouring lot 1.2 m (4 ft).
- **Other rules:** Combined front and rear setback at least 18.29 m (60 ft).; Maximum building depth 19.81 m (65 ft).; Upper storey floor area may not exceed 75% of the largest storey below, excluding attached parking structures.; Parking structure size: lots under 464.5 m² up to 22.3 m² (42 m² if behind the rear wall of the house); lots 464.5 m² or more up to 45 m² (56 m² if behind the rear wall).

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 509](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=735) (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/rsph/_