{"title":"RH-1 zone in North Vancouver: High Density Apartment Residential 1","code":"RH-1","slug":"rh-1","name":"High Density Apartment 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, Apartment Residential Use, Child Care Use, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-Unit Residential Use","Two-Unit Residential Use","Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use","Apartment Residential Use","Child Care Use","Residential Care Facility Use","Rental Apartment Residential Use"],"quotes":["(1) One-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2) of this Bylaw","(2) Two-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2) of this Bylaw:","(3) Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use:","(4) Apartment Residential Use, subject to Section 423:","(5) Child Care Use, subject to Section 507(5) of this Bylaw:","(6) Residential Care Facility Use:","(7) Rental Apartment Residential 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 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 Dwelling Unit, subject to Section 507(14)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Apartment Residential Use: 650 m²","quotes":["(c) Apartment Residential Use shall not be permitted on a Lot with a","Lot Area of less than 650 square metres (6,997 square feet);"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 m front lot line length for one-unit and two-unit residential use; 18 m for apartment residential use","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","(d) Apartment Residential Use shall not be permitted on a Lot with a","Front Lot Line length of less than 18 metres (59.1 feet);"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (together with accessory buildings)","quotes":["together with Accessory Buildings shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 1.2 times the lot area; up to 2.6 times with Adaptable Design","quotes":["(a) combined and in total, shall not exceed 1.2 times the Lot Area;","increased to a maximum of 2.6 times the Lot Area through"]},"max_height":{"value":"30.48 m measured from average grade to the highest point of the structure, including elevator shafts and mechanical rooms","quotes":["the RH-1 Zone is 30.48 metres (100 feet) measured from Average Grade","to the highest point of the Structure including elevator shafts and"]},"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":"7.62 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 7.62 metres (25 feet) from a Lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 7.62 metres (25 feet) from a Lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.62 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 7.62 metres (25 feet) from a Lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.62 m from a lot line","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 7.62 metres (25 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","Buildings may be no more than 30.48 m wide or long above the third storey","Portions of principal buildings over four storeys must be at least 24.38 m from other principal buildings over four storeys","Principal building must have a floor area of at least 74.32 m²"],"quotes":["shall have a minimum Gross Floor Area of not less than 37.16 square","shall not exceed a horizontal width or length of 30.48 metres (100 feet)","above the third Storey.","all portions of Principal Buildings","exceeding four Storeys shall be sited at least 24.38 metres (80 feet) from","No Principal Building shall have a floor area of less than 74.32 square"]}},"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/rh-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rh-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rh-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}