{"title":"GO zone in North Vancouver: Ground Oriented","code":"GO","slug":"go","name":"Ground Oriented","group":"Residential","section":"Part 5B","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permits a range of low density, ground-oriented residential housing in forms that enhance neighbourhood comfort, walkability and connectedness, and that support a healthy urban tree canopy","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permits a range of low density, ground-oriented residential housing in forms that enhance neighbourhood comfort, walkability and connectedness, and that support a healthy urban tree canopy","quotes":["The Ground Oriented (GO) Zone permits a range of low density, ground-oriented","residential housing in forms that enhance neighbourhood comfort, walkability and","connectedness, and that support a healthy urban tree canopy."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Use (stratified and non-stratified dwelling units)","Child Care Facility"],"note":"A Child Care Facility is only permitted on a lot with no more than three dwelling units and within a dwelling unit where the operator lives.","quotes":["(1) Residential Use, including stratified and non-stratified Dwelling Units,","(2) Child Care Facility, subject to:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Office","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["(3) Home Office","(4) Home Occupation"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.5 m (10.0 m for a corner lot) in the Low Rise Neighbourhood 1 designation; 15.0 m in any other land use designation (for lots created by subdivision)","quotes":["Designation is 7.5 metres except for a corner lot, which must have a","minimum Lot Width of no less than 10.0 meters.","Rise Neighbourhood 1 is 15.0 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of lot area (1 dwelling unit); 35% (2 units); 40% (3 or 4 units); 45% (5 or 6 units)","quotes":["1 Dwelling Unit 30% of Lot Area","2 Dwelling Units 35% of Lot Area","3 or 4 Dwelling Units 40% of Lot Area","5 or 6 Dwelling Units 45% of Lot Area"]},"max_density":{"value":"Dwelling units per lot: 3 on a lot of 280 m² or less; on larger lots 4 in the OCP Low Rise Neighbourhood 1 designation, or 6 in Low Rise Neighbourhood 2 or Residential Level 4. Gross floor area: 0.85 FSR in Low Rise Neighbourhood 1; 1.0 FSR in Low Rise Neighbourhood 2 or Residential Level 4","quotes":["A Lot with a Lot Area of less than or equal to 280 3 units","Within the OCP Low Rise Neighbourhood 1 4 units","Within the OCP Low Rise Neighbourhood 2 or 6 units","Rise Neighbourhood 1 Land Use Designation shall be 0.85 times the Lot","Area (0.85 FSR)","Use Designation shall be 1.0 times the Lot Area (1.0 FSR)"]},"max_height":{"value":"Three storeys; within 5 m of the rear lot line no more than 7.0 m; no more than 10.0 m between the lowest floor and the highest point of the uppermost ceiling","quotes":["(1) No portion of a Building shall exceed three (3) Storeys.","(2) Portions of a Building that are located within 5 metres of a Rear Lot Line","shall have a Height of no more than 7.0 metres, measured from the","floor and highest point of the uppermost ceiling directly above shall be 10.0"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory structures: 1.2 m anywhere on the lot; 1.5 m except in a yard next to a front or exterior side lot line; 1.8 m behind the front face of the building on a lot with no more than two dwelling units","quotes":["(1) Accessory Structures not exceeding 1.2 metres in height may be located","(2) Accessory Structures up to 1.5 metres in height may be located on any","Structures of up to 1.8 metres in Height may be located behind the front"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["(a) From the Front Lot Line, no less than 3.0 metres;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["(b) From the Rear Lot Line, no less than 1.5 metres;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["(c) From an Interior Side Lot Line, no less than 1.2 metres; and"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m or 0.2 times the lot width, whichever is less","quotes":["(d) From an Exterior Side Lot Line, no less than 3.0 metres or 0.2","times the Lot Width, whichever is less."]},"other":{"value":["Each dwelling unit must have an interior floor area of at least 50 m²","No building dimension may exceed 21 m; buildings with dwelling units on the same lot must be at least 7.0 m apart","Minimum parking is 0.5 spaces per dwelling unit","Minimum permeable area 30% to 50% and landscaped area 15% to 35% of the lot, depending on the number of dwelling units"],"quotes":["(a) No Dwelling Unit shall have an interior floor area of less than 50","(2) No dimension of a Building shall exceed 21 metres.","the minimum distance between the Buildings is 7.0 metres, measured","(a) A minimum of 0.5 Parking Spaces shall be required for each","1 Dwelling Unit 50% of Lot Area 35% of Lot Area","5 or 6 Dwelling Units 30% of Lot Area 15% of Lot Area"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. Zones are grouped by topic in Parts 5 to 8, so most general zones share a Part-wide line range; each Comprehensive Development zone has its own range."},"source_url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=107","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/go/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/go.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/go.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}