---
title: "R7 zone in Burns Lake: Residential Mixed-Use"
place: Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burns-lake
zone: R7
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/r7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/r7.json"
---

# R7 zone in Burns Lake: Residential Mixed-Use

High density multiple dwelling housing combined with local service commercial.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High density multiple dwelling housing combined with local service commercial.
- **Main uses:** apartment; congregate housing; rowhouse; special needs housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** eating and drinking establishment; health services; office; personal service establishments; retail store, convenience; secondhand store; accessory buildings and structures (The commercial uses are secondary and limited: floor area of no more than 40% of the residential use, on the ground floor or in a separate building, with a separate access.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% for all buildings; 60% for all buildings, driveways and parking areas
- **Maximum density:** 60 dwelling units per hectare (65 where special needs housing is provided)
- **Maximum height:** 14 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (buildings less than 2 storeys); 7.5 m (buildings over 2 storeys)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum apartment floor area: bachelor 50 m²; one bedroom 65 m²; two bedroom 72 m²; three bedroom or more 85 m²; Minimum rowhouse floor area: one bedroom 70 m²; two bedroom 85 m²; three bedroom or more 95 m²; Rowhouse and apartment amenity area: 7 m² per bachelor unit, 12 m² per one bedroom unit, 18 m² per unit with two or more bedrooms; Recreation vehicle storage must not be in the front yard setback and must be screened and landscaped

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3), s. 8.3](https://www.burnslake.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-880-2008-sch-123-c20260417pdf#page=56) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Burns Lake: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/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/burns-lake/zoning/r7/_