{"title":"R-1 zone in Port Clements: Residential Urban","code":"R-1","slug":"r-1","name":"Residential Urban","group":"Residential","section":"7.3.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"One and two-family dwellings on an urban parcel.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"One and two-family dwellings on an urban parcel.","quotes":["This zone is intended for one and two-family dwellings on an urban parcel."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwellings (subject to minimum parcel size and maximum parcel coverage)","Two-family dwelling or duplex"],"quotes":["single family dwellings (2) subject to minimum parcel size and maximum parcel","two-family dwelling or duplex (1)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit (on parcels serviced by the municipal sewer system)","Bed and breakfast establishment","Boarding house","Childcare program","Secondary suite","Short term rental"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures;","accessory dwelling unit (1) on parcels serviced by the municipal sewer system;","bed and breakfast establishment (1);","boarding house (1);","childcare program (1);","secondary suite (1);","short term rental (1);"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m² for a single family dwelling; 558 m² for two single family dwellings, two-family dwelling, duplex, or boarding house (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["370 m2 for a single family dwelling;","558 m2 for two single family dwellings, two-family dwelling, duplex, or boarding"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m frontage on the highway","quotes":["12 m frontage for the portion of the parcel that fronts on the highway."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50 % of the site area, including buildings, structures and accessory buildings","quotes":["shall not exceed 50 % of the site area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Three stories to a maximum of 11.0 m","quotes":["Principal buildings shall not exceed three stories to a maximum of 11.0 m; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["Accessory buildings shall not exceed 3.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["front setback from a road 6.0 m;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["rear setback from a road 6.0 m; and"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["side setback from an adjacent parcel 1.5 m, except where the side setback"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m where the side flanks a road","quotes":["flanks a road, the side setback shall be 3.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 12.0 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m (3.0 m where the side flanks a road)","quotes":["front setback from a road 12.0 m;","rear setback from a road 1.5 m; and","side setback from an adjacent parcel 1.5 m, provided that where the","setback flanks a road, the side setback shall be 3.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Total floor area of all accessory buildings on a parcel cannot exceed 10 % of the parcel area"],"quotes":["shall not exceed 10 % of the parcel area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The text is from the Feb 17, 2026 Council agenda package (item G-1, pages 48-116 of the package PDF) because the posted bylaw (https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) is a scan with no text layer. The bylaw was read a third time and adopted on February 17, 2026. pdf_page numbers below are page numbers of the agenda package."},"source_url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=81","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}