R-1: Residential Single and Duplex

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house (a secondary suite is allowed inside it), or one duplex, or one manufactured home

Main uses

Home; home business, bed and breakfast

Smallest lot for a subdivision

700 m² with community water and sewer (1,400 m² for a duplex); 2,000 m² with water only (4,000 m² for a duplex); 8,000 m² with neither (4,000 m² with an engineer's report)

Lot coverage

40%

Height limit

Home 12 m, accessory buildings 6 m

Setbacks

Front 6 m, sides 2.4 m (4.5 m beside a road), rear 6 m (2.4 m for an accessory building)

Accessory buildings together up to 65 m², or 1 m² per 25 m² of lot up to 140 m² on lots of 1,800 m² or more (s. 15.6). Backyard hens and bees are allowed under s. 3.25-3.26.

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the TNRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: TNRD Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2012 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Thompson-Nicola Regional District.