---
title: "RC zone in Princeton: Country Residential"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: RC
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rc.json"
---

# RC zone in Princeton: Country Residential

Accommodate rural residential housing on larger lots with limited or no services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate rural residential housing on larger lots with limited or no services.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suite; Accessory use, buildings, and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m (195 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m (7 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4 m (13 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m (25 ft), rear 3 m (10 ft), interior side 2 m (7 ft), exterior side 4 m (13 ft)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 10](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=41) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Princeton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/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/princeton/zoning/rc/_