---
title: "R1 zone in Powell River: Single Family Residential"
place: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/powell-river
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Powell River: Single Family Residential

Small-scale multi-unit housing in fully serviced areas

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale multi-unit housing in fully serviced areas
- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Duplexes; One secondary suite in a SFD or duplex dwelling unit; One carriage house; Townhouses (Up to four dwelling units in total, in any combination)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Home based business; Urban farm; Keeping of not more than three boarders; Short-term rental use; In-home child care
- **Minimum lot area:** 730 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Up to four dwelling units per lot; on a lot over 4,050 m² no more than three dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 8.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.9 m
- **Front setback:** 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** No dwelling may exceed 2½ storeys; Dwellings with roof slopes 5 in 12 or steeper: 9 metres maximum height; Accessory buildings with roof slopes 3 in 12 or steeper: 5.5 metres maximum height

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 8.1](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=65) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Powell River: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/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/powell-river/zoning/r1/_