{"title":"R-1 zone in Taylor: Low Density Residential","code":"R-1","slug":"r-1","name":"Low Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"11.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density housing: single detached dwellings and small-scale infill such as secondary dwellings and duplexes, fitting existing neighbourhood character.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density housing: single detached dwellings and small-scale infill such as secondary dwellings and duplexes, fitting existing neighbourhood character.","quotes":["the form of single detached dwellings and small-scale infill housing (e.g., secondary"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex","Single detached dwelling"],"quotes":["Duplex","Single detached dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Backyard hen enclosure","Bed and breakfast","Bee keeping","Daycare","Home-based business","Secondary suite"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings or structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Backyard hen enclosure","Bed and breakfast","Bee keeping","Daycare","Home-based business","Secondary suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"800 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel area 800 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m (duplex); 15.0 m (single detached)","quotes":["a. for duplex 20.0 m","b. for single detached 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum site coverage 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"2 dwelling units","quotes":["Maximum residential density (dwelling units) 2"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Maximum height for principal building 10.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.0 m","quotes":["Maximum height of accessory buildings and structures 7.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. front parcel line 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["d. rear parcel line 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["b. interior side parcel line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["c. exterior side parcel line 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 2.0 m","quotes":["a. front parcel line 6.0 m","b. interior side parcel line 1.5 m","c. exterior side parcel line 3.0 m","d. rear parcel line 2.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures: maximum size 90 m².","Where an accessory building is used as an accessory dwelling unit, the minimum rear setback is 3.0 m.","Maximum 1 principal building per parcel.","Accessory buildings go behind the single detached dwelling, except on corner parcels where one may go on the exterior side."],"quotes":["Maximum size of accessory buildings or structures 90 m2","yard setback shall be 3.0 m.","Maximum number of principal buildings per parcel 1","the single detached dwelling, except for (with the exception of corner"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (Second Reading Version)","url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The zone details come from the unsigned second-reading version posted on the District's civicweb host, because the adopted Zoning-Bylaw.pdf (March 2026) on the District site is a scan with no text layer. The adopted bylaw may differ."},"source_url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/#page=46","place":{"path":"ca/bc/taylor","name":"Taylor","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/r-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/r-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/r-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/index.json"}}