{"title":"RG-1 zone in North Vancouver: Ground-Oriented Residential 1","code":"RG-1","slug":"rg-1","name":"Ground-Oriented Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"Part 5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-Unit Residential Use, Two-Unit Residential Use, Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use, Child Care Use, Residential Care Facility Use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-Unit Residential Use","Two-Unit Residential Use","Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use","Child Care Use","Residential Care Facility Use"],"quotes":["One-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2)","Two-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2)","(3) Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use:","(4) Child Care Use, subject to Section 507(5) of this Bylaw:","(5) Residential Care Facility Use:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Secondary Suite Use","Accessory Bed and Breakfast Use","Accessory Boarding Use","Accessory Home Occupation Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Home Office Use","Accessory Coach House Use","Accessory Dwelling Unit"],"quotes":["Accessory Secondary Suite Use","Accessory Bed and Breakfast Use","Accessory Boarding Use","Accessory Home Occupation Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Home Office Use","Accessory Coach House Use","Accessory Dwelling Unit, subject to Section 507(14)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 m front lot line length for one-unit and two-unit residential use (existing lots at the bylaw's effective date are excepted)","quotes":["not be permitted on a Lot with a Front Lot Line length less than 10","metres (32.81 feet) except:","where such a Lot was existing at the effective date of this"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% (together with accessory buildings)","quotes":["together with Accessory Buildings shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"At least 206.7 m² of lot area for each dwelling unit; gross floor area up to 0.49 times the lot area","quotes":["together shall have not less than 206.7 square metres (2,225 square feet)","of Lot Area for each Dwelling Unit.","combined and in total, shall not exceed 0.49 times the Lot Area;"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.62 m, not more than two storeys","quotes":["shall not exceed a Height of 7.62 metres (25 feet), not to exceed two","Storeys."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory buildings: 3.658 m from building grades at the rear lot line (4.57 m where the roof slope exceeds a 4 in 12 pitch)","quotes":["shall not exceed a maximum height of 3.658 metres (12 feet) from the","exceeds a 4 in 12 pitch, the maximum height permitted shall be 4.57"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.096 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a Lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.096 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a Lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.096 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a Lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.096 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a Lot line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings: rear 1.22 m, exterior side 3.048 m, interior side 0.61 m, and 3.048 m from the principal building","quotes":["1.22 metres (4 feet) from the Rear Lot Line;","3.048 metres (10 feet) from an Exterior Side Lot Line;","3.048 metres (10 feet) from a Principal Building on the Lot;","0.61 metres (2 feet) from the Interior Side Lot Line."]},"other":{"value":["Each dwelling unit must have a gross floor area of at least 37.16 m²","Principal building must have a floor area of at least 74.32 m²","Where one wall faces another, a clear 90 degree arc is required: 12.192 m from living room windows, 9.144 m from other habitable room windows"],"quotes":["shall have a minimum Gross Floor Area of not less than 37.16 square","No Principal Building shall have a floor area of less than 74.32 square","(a) 12.192 metres (40 feet) from the centre of each window of a","(b) 9.144 metres (30 feet) from the centre of each window of a","continuous 90 degree horizontal arc"]}},"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=65","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/rg-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rg-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rg-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}