{"title":"RT-1 zone in North Vancouver: Two-Unit Residential 1","code":"RT-1","slug":"rt-1","name":"Two-Unit Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"Part 5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-Unit Residential Use, Two-Unit Residential Use, Residential Care Facility Use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-Unit Residential Use","Two-Unit Residential Use","Residential Care Facility Use"],"quotes":["One-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2)","Two-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2)","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%","quotes":["shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area: the lesser of 0.35 times the lot area plus 92.9 m² or 0.5 times the lot area; basements may be excluded","quotes":["(i) 0.35 times the Lot Area plus 92.9 square metres","(ii) 0.5 times the Lot Area;","Unit Residential) may be excluded from Gross Floor Area (One-Unit"]},"max_height":{"value":"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)","quotes":["a Principal Building shall not exceed a Top of Plate height of 8","metres (26.2 feet) as measured by the Height Envelope;","of 10.1 metres (33.1 feet) as measured by the Height Envelope;"]},"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":"4.6 m","quotes":["4.6 metres (15 feet) from the Front Lot Line;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"8 m or 0.35 times the lot depth, whichever is greater","quotes":["8 metres (26.2 feet) or 0.35 times the Lot depth, whichever is","greater, from the Rear Lot Line;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["1.2 metres (4 feet) from the Interior Side Lot Line;"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.048 m or 0.2 times the lot width, whichever is less","quotes":["3.048 metres (10 feet) or 0.2 times the Lot width, whichever is less,","from the Exterior Side Lot Line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings: rear 1.22 m, exterior side 3.048 m, interior side 0.61 m, and 6.1 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;","0.61 metres (2 feet) from the Interior Side Lot Line.","less than 6.1 m (20 ft) from a Principal Building; [Bylaw 8351, June 9, 2014]"]},"other":{"value":["Limited to one principal building per lot","Principal building must have a floor area of at least 74.32 m²","Accessory dwelling unit allowed in each unit of a two-unit house if the owner lives on the property, 37.16 m² to 90 m² (or 40% of gross floor area if less)","Solid-walled accessory buildings may not obstruct more than 70% of the rear lot line"],"quotes":["Principal Buildings for a Two-Unit Residential Use in the RT-1 Zone:","(1) shall be limited to one per Lot.","No Principal Building shall have a floor area of less than 74.32 square","it is only permitted where the owner resides on the property; [Bylaw","it is not less than 37.16 square metres (400 square feet) in area;","nor more than 90 square metres (969 square feet) or 40% of the","solid walled Accessory Buildings may","not obstruct more than 70% of the linear distance constituting the"]}},"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/rt-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rt-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rt-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}