{"title":"RC zone in Princeton: Country Residential","code":"RC","slug":"rc","name":"Country Residential","group":"Rural","section":"10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate rural residential housing on larger lots with limited or no services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate rural residential housing on larger lots with limited or no services.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate rural residential housing on larger lots with limited or no services."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Backyard hens","Bed and breakfast","Carriage house","Home occupation, major","Public open space recreation","Public service or utility buildings and structures, with no exterior storage and no garages for the repair and maintenance of vehicles or equipment","Reserve area or habitat set apart for wildlife conservation","Single detached dwelling"],"quotes":[".1 agriculture;",".2 backyard hens;",".3 bed and breakfast;",".4 carriage house;",".5 home occupation, major;",".6 public open space recreation;",".7 public service or utility buildings and structures, with no exterior storage and no",".8 reserve area or habitat set apart for wildlife conservation;",".9 single detached dwelling;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suite","Accessory use, buildings, and structures"],"quotes":[".10 Secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30, 6.31, and 6.32 and",".11 accessory use, buildings, and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (5 ac) with no community sewer or water service; 0.8 ha (2 ac) with community water service but no community sewer service","quotes":["Minimum parcel size 2 ha (5 ac) with no community sewer service","or community water service, 0.8 ha (2 ac)","with community water service, but no"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m (195 ft)","quotes":["Minimum frontage 60 m (195 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 25%"]},"max_density":{"value":"1.25 units/ha (0.5 unit/ac) with community water service; 0.5 units/ha (0.2 units/ac) with no community water service; 1 single detached dwelling per parcel","quotes":["Maximum density 1.25 units/ha (0.5 unit/ac) with community","0.5 units/ha (0.2 units/ac) with","1 per parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (33 ft)","quotes":["principal building 10 m (33 ft)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["accessory building 7.5m (25 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["front parcel line 7.5 m (25 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["rear parcel line 7.5 m (25 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2 m (7 ft)","quotes":["interior side parcel line 2 m (7 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m (13 ft)","quotes":["exterior side parcel line 4 m (13 ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m (25 ft), rear 3 m (10 ft), interior side 2 m (7 ft), exterior side 4 m (13 ft)","quotes":["Minimum setback of accessory","front parcel line 7.5 m (25 ft)","rear parcel line 3 m (10 ft)","interior side parcel line 2 m (7 ft)","exterior side parcel line 4 m (13 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings used for keeping livestock must be at least 7.5 m (25 ft) from any property line and 12 m (39 ft) from any dwelling unit"],"quotes":["7.5 m (25 ft) minimum from any property","line, 12 m (39 ft) from any dwelling unit"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation has no legislative sanction; the original bylaw must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. Later amending bylaws (for example 1039/2023 and 1040/2023 CD3 Culbertson Way, 1048/2024, 1049/2024 Business Park, 1051/2024, 1064/2025) are posted separately and are not in this consolidation, so zones created only by them (such as CD3) are not listed."},"source_url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=41","place":{"path":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/index.json"}}