---
title: "RS1 zone in Princeton: Single Family Residential"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: RS1
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/rs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rs1.json"
---

# RS1 zone in Princeton: Single Family Residential

Accommodate single detached housing on mid-sized, serviced lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate single detached housing on mid-sized, serviced lots.
- **Main uses:** Bed and breakfast; Home occupation, major; Carriage house; Single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suite; Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 8, Block 1, DL706, YDYD Plan 1459 Except Plan A348 (335 Billiter Avenue): carriage house is a permitted use and its minimum rear yard setback is 1.5 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 350 m² (3,767 ft²) with community water and sewer service; 2,023 m² (21,780 ft² or 1/2 acre) with community water but no community sewer service
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (49 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 14 units/ha (6 units/ac); 1 single detached dwelling per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (4 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4 m (13 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m (20 ft), rear 1.2 m (4 ft), interior side 1.2 m (4 ft), exterior side 4 m (13 ft)
- **Other rules:** Minimum width or length of a single detached dwelling is 5.5 m (18 ft)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 11](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=43) (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/rs1/_