---
title: "R-3 zone in 100 Mile House: Residential Small Lot"
place: 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/100-mile-house
zone: R-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (consolidated version including Bylaws No. 1470 and 1483)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/zoning/r-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/zoning/r-3.json"
---

# R-3 zone in 100 Mile House: Residential Small Lot

Low density housing on smaller lots, on a fee simple parcel or as part of a planned bareland strata development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density housing on smaller lots, on a fee simple parcel or as part of a planned bareland strata development.
- **Main uses:** Single detached dwelling; One side or unit of a duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Child care – in home; Home occupation; Secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 360 m² for a fee simple parcel or strata lot
- **Minimum lot width:** 11 m for an interior parcel or strata lot; 12 m for a corner parcel or strata lot; 40 m for a bareland strata development
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the parcel area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height:** 10 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 4 m (from a front parcel line or bareland strata lot line)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (0 m where one unit of a duplex is on each parcel or strata lot)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m; detached and semi-detached dwellings in a bareland strata subdivision must be 4.5 m from any exterior parcel line abutting another zone
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Principal dwelling must have at least 85 m² of floor area.; Bareland strata developments must provide an amenity area of at least 10% of the site area.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (consolidated version including Bylaws No. 1470 and 1483), s. 9.6](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf#page=85) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in 100 Mile House: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/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/100-mile-house/zoning/r-3/_