Rwanda zoning regulations
R1B · Rural residential
Permitted, prohibited and conditional uses, and the building rules, for every zone in the City of Kigali and National Land Authority regulations.
In the City of Kigali
Gasabo, Kicukiro and Nyarugenge · Kigali Zoning Regulations (2020)§ · PDF page 71 / printed page 55
Permitted uses
Single-family and row housing, IDP-model multifamily homes, low-rise apartments, home occupations and accessory homes.
Prohibited uses
Industrial activity and major infrastructure.
Conditional uses
Restaurants, guesthouses and micro-enterprises; public facilities, shops and offices where their respective overlays allow them.
Building rules
What to check
This is the Kigali R1B table. Rural settlement and district-plan codes must be checked against their own adopted plans.
In the other 27 districts
the other 27 districts · National Land Use Plans Zoning Regulations§ · PDF page 17 / printed page 11
Permitted uses
Single-family, multifamily (4-in-1 and 8-in-1 model village) and row houses, apartments, townhouses, home occupations and accessory homes.
Prohibited uses
Industrial uses and major infrastructure.
Conditional uses
Restaurants, guest houses and hotels, public facilities and shops.
Building rules
What to check
Meant for compact rural settlements that keep fertile farmland free. Single-family houses stop at G+1.
Related zoning guides
Start with your actual parcel
Look up the UPI to see which zone and which regulation apply to it.