{"title":"RM-3 zone in Belcarra: Duplex or Four-House Zone","code":"RM-3","slug":"rm-3","name":"Duplex or Four-House Zone","group":"Residential","section":"305","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Duplex, or two to four single-family houses, on land of 1 acre (0.4 hectares) or more.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Duplex, or two to four single-family houses, on land of 1 acre (0.4 hectares) or more.","quotes":["This zone is intended to permit the development of a Duplex Residential Use or between","two to four Single Family Residential Uses on residential land that is 1 acre (0.4 hectares)"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["One Duplex Residential Use","Two to four Single Family Residential Uses"],"quotes":["One Duplex Residential Use; or","Two to four Single Family Residential Uses."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-Based Business Use","One Accessory Secondary Suite Use or one Accessory Coach House Use per Principal Residential Use","Accessory Parking Use"],"quotes":["Home-Based Business Use (subject to the requirements of Section 210)","One (1) Accessory Secondary Suite Use (subject to the requirements of Section 213) or","Accessory Parking Use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,047 m² (1.0 acre)","quotes":["Minimum lot area – 4,047 sq m (1.0 acre)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot","quotes":["Minimum lot width: 10% of the perimeter of the lot"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum floor area of all buildings depends on lot size: lot area x 0.025 + 589 m² (4,046–4,738 m²), lot area x 0.044 + 499 m² (4,739–8,083 m²), 855 m² (over 8,083 m²)","quotes":["4,046 sq m – 4,738 sq m) = (Lot Area x 0.025) + 589 sq m","4,739 sq m – 8,083 sq m = (Lot Area x 0.044) + 499 sq m","> 8,083 sq m 855 sq m"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.6 m (31.5 ft); no part of the building may be higher than 11.7 m (38.4 ft) measured from the lowest finished grade next to an exterior wall","quotes":["Principal Buildings 4 9.6 m (31.5 ft) (b)","No portion of the building shall be greater in height than 11.7 m (38.4 ft) to be measured"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7 m (23.0 ft)","quotes":["Accessory Buildings 4 7 m (23.0 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m 7.5 m 3m 1.5 m","Principal Building"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m 7.5 m 3m 1.5 m","Principal Building"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["7.5 m 7.5 m 3m 1.5 m","Principal Building"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["7.5 m 7.5 m 3m 1.5 m","Principal Building"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: for properties with public road access, no accessory building nearer to the front lot line than the front wall of the principal building (garages and coach houses up to 4 m high may be nearer, but not within 3 m); rear 1.5 m; exterior side 3 m; interior side 1.5 m","quotes":["1.5 m 3m 1.5 m","i. No Accessory Building shall be located nearer to the Front Lot Line","metres (13 feet) above Average Natural Grade, which may be located","Building, but not within 3 metres (9.8 feet) of the Front Lot Line"]},"other":{"value":["Up to 4 principal buildings and 4 accessory buildings per lot","Principal building must be at least 75 m² of floor area and at least 7.5 m wide","Accessory buildings: at most 150 m² total floor area and 92.9 m² total footprint"],"quotes":["Principal Buildings 4 9.6 m (31.5 ft) (b)","Accessory Buildings 4 7 m (23.0 ft)","A Principal Building shall have a Gross Floor Area of not less than 75 sq m (807.3 sq ft) and","have a building width of not less than 7.5 m (24.6 ft).","parcel shall not exceed 92.9 sq m (1,000 sq ft).","Floor Area of all Accessory Buildings on a parcel shall not exceed 150"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 510, 2018 (consolidated through Amendment Bylaw No. 580, 2021)","url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2021/05/Bylaw-510-2018-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; individual copies of the bylaw can be obtained from the Village Office. The Zoning Map (Schedule A) is near the end of the PDF."},"source_url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2021/05/Bylaw-510-2018-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-.pdf#page=37","place":{"path":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/rm-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/rm-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/rm-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning/index.json"}}