{"title":"RS-1 zone in Quesnel: Urban Residential","code":"RS-1","slug":"rs-1","name":"Urban Residential","group":"Residential","section":"10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential dwellings and compatible secondary uses on serviced urban lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential dwellings and compatible secondary uses on serviced urban lots.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone for residential dwellings and compatible secondary uses,","on serviced urban lots."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwelling","Duplex","Triplex","Fourplex","Townhouse","Group home dwelling"],"quotes":["single detached dwelling","duplex","triplex","fourplex","townhouse","group home dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Carriage house dwelling","Community care facility","Major home based business","Minor home based business","Secondary dwelling","Secondary suite dwelling","Urban agriculture","Short-term rental"],"quotes":["accessory buildings or structures","carriage house dwelling","community care facility","major home based business","minor home based business","secondary dwelling","secondary suite dwelling","urban agriculture","short-term rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 162 Plan 22680 DL 1227 only: group day care is permitted as a principal use."],"quotes":["on only Lot 162 Plan 22680 DL 1227,","the use of group day care is permitted as a principal use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"460 m² (4,951.4 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum lot size 460 m² (4,951.4 ft²)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m (39.3 ft)","quotes":["Minimum lot frontage 12 m (39.3 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single-detached dwelling and secondary suite where no community sewer or lot over 4,050 m² (1 ac); 4 dwelling units per lot where lot is under 4,050 m² (1 ac)","quotes":["Maximum density:","size greater than 4,050 m2 (1 ac)","Lot size less than 4,050 m2 (1 ac)","Single-detached dwelling and secondary","4 dwelling units per lot"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m (36 ft) or 3 storeys","quotes":["11m (36 ft) or 3 storeys for principal"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7 m (23 ft)","quotes":["7 m (23 ft) for accessory building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5 m (16.4 ft)","quotes":["(a) front lot line 5 m (16.4 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (10 ft)","quotes":["(d) rear lot line","3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (5 ft)","quotes":["(b) interior side lot line","1.5 m (5 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (10 ft)","quotes":["(c) exterior side lot line","3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings are limited to a gross floor area of 70 m² (754 ft²) on lots under 1618 m² (0.4 ac) and 120 m² (1291 ft²) on lots 1618 m² (0.4 ac) or larger.","Up to 4 principal buildings per lot; lots shown on Schedule C are limited to one principal building."],"quotes":["(a) Less than 1618 m2 (0.4 ac)","70 m2 (754 ft2)","(b) Equal or greater than 1618 m2","120 m2 (1291 ft2)","Lots are permitted up to 4 principal buildings in this subject to 10.4.3.","Lots shown on Schedule C to this bylaw are limited to one Principal Building"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1980","url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's Zoning & Land Use page also links an excerpted zoning map PDF (Schedule B). The Schedule B pages inside this PDF are headed \"Zoning Bylaw No. XXXX of 2025\". Table 6.1 of the bylaw omits zone C-4A, but section 25 of the bylaw establishes it."},"source_url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=67","place":{"path":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/index.json"}}