---
title: "RS-1 zone in North Vancouver: One-Unit Residential 1"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver
zone: RS-1
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/rs-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rs-1.json"
---

# RS-1 zone in North Vancouver: One-Unit Residential 1

Main uses: One-Unit Residential Use, Residential Care Facility Use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** One-Unit Residential Use; Residential Care Facility Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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 Hen Keeping
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m front lot line length for one-unit and two-unit residential use (existing lots at the bylaw's effective date are excepted)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% total for the principal building plus any coach house building; the principal building alone may not exceed 30%
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area: the lesser of 0.5 times the lot area or 0.3 times the lot area plus 92.9 m²; up to 0.5 times the lot area on a lot with a coach house
- **Maximum height:** Principal building: Top of Plate height of 8 m; the roof may project above to an overall building height of 10.1 m (both as measured by the Height Envelope)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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); coach house: 6.7 m overall building height
- **Front setback:** 4.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 8 m or 0.35 times the lot depth, whichever is greater
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.048 m or 0.2 times the lot width, whichever is less
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings: rear 1.22 m, exterior side 3.048 m, interior side 0.61 m, and 3.048 m from the principal building
- **Other rules:** Principal building must have a floor area of at least 74.32 m²; Limited to one principal building and one coach house building per lot; Secondary suite: 37.16 m² to 90 m² (or 40% of the total gross floor area if less); the owner must live on the property; Coach house: second storey floor area no more than 70% of the first storey; at most one covered or enclosed parking space

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026), s. Part 5](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=65) (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/rs-1/_