---
title: "GO zone in North Vancouver: Ground Oriented"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver
zone: GO
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/go/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/go.json"
---

# GO zone in North Vancouver: Ground Oriented

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

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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
- **Main uses:** Residential Use (stratified and non-stratified dwelling units); Child Care Facility (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Office; Home Occupation
- **Minimum lot width:** 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)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% of lot area (1 dwelling unit); 35% (2 units); 40% (3 or 4 units); 45% (5 or 6 units)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m or 0.2 times the lot width, whichever is less
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026), s. Part 5B](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=107) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/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/zoning/go/_