---
title: "R1 zone in Stewart: Residential Single Family"
place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/stewart
zone: R1
bylaw: District of Stewart Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (original, October 2014) with amending bylaws 925/2018, 923/2018, 928/2018, 958/2019, 985/2021, 994/2022, 1023/2024, 1026/2024
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Stewart: Residential Single Family

Main uses: Dwelling, Single Family, Dwelling, Duplex.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single Family; Dwelling, Duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and breakfast; Home occupation; Garden suite; Secondary suite; Accessory building
- **Minimum lot area:** 350 m² (single family, new subdivisions); 700 m² (duplex on one parcel); 350 m² (duplex divided into two parcels with a common interior wall)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (single family); 18.0 m (duplex on one parcel); 9.0 m per parcel (duplex divided into two parcels with a common interior wall)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33%
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 2.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m (0.0 m on the line that divides a duplex)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Principal building must be no more than 10.0 m back from the front parcel line; Accessory buildings: 50.0 m² total floor area at most; Modular homes must be on a permanent foundation and meet CSA A277; Mobile homes must be on a permanent foundation and meet CSA Z240

## Source

- [District of Stewart Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (original, October 2014) with amending bylaws 925/2018, 923/2018, 928/2018, 958/2019, 985/2021, 994/2022, 1023/2024, 1026/2024, s. 5.0](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928#page=28) (read 2026-11-08)

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