---
title: "RS-1 zone in Parksville: Residential"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: RS-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-1.json"
---

# RS-1 zone in Parksville: Residential

Low density single family housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density single family housing.
- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwellings; Duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suites; Home Based Business
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m²; 4,100 m² where municipal water or sanitary sewer service is unavailable
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33%
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per lot (2 principal dwelling units and 2 secondary suites); 2 units where water or sewer is unavailable; floor area ratio 0.60
- **Maximum height:** 8.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.6 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.2 m, exterior side 4.5 m, interior side 0.6 m
- **Other rules:** Distance between single family buildings must be at least 3.0 m.; Secondary suites must follow Section 613 of the bylaw.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 202](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=26) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Parksville: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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/parksville/zoning/rs-1/_