---
title: "R1 zone in Prince Rupert: Small-Scale Residential Zone"
place: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-rupert
zone: R1
bylaw: Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Prince Rupert: Small-Scale Residential Zone

Main uses: Small-Scale Residential Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Small-Scale Residential Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Units; Home Occupation; Keeping of not more than 2 boarders or lodgers within a dwelling unit; Accessory buildings and structures; Bed & Breakfast Accommodations
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the site
- **Maximum density:** 4 units per lot, including principal and accessory dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres or three storeys, whichever is smaller
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.6 metres; 7.2 metres for an accessory building containing a dwelling unit over a garage
- **Front setback:** 2 metres
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Rear: not closer than 0.3 metres where the site abuts a public lane; 1.2 metres where the rear property line abuts another parcel
- **Other rules:** Maximum floor area for an accessory building is 70 m²; Maximum floor area for a dwelling unit is 700 m² or the lot area, whichever is less; Primary access to buildings with a dwelling unit must be within 30 m of an operational public street or laneway, with a lighted, clear 1.5 m path

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024), s. 5.2](https://www.princerupert.ca/sites/7/files/2024-07/USE_THIS_Consolidated%20Zoning%20Bylaw_Draft07152024.pdf#page=19) (read 2026-11-07)

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