---
title: "WR-3 zone in Canal Flats: Water Resource Residential"
place: Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/canal-flats
zone: WR-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/wr-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/wr-3.json"
---

# WR-3 zone in Canal Flats: Water Resource Residential

Accommodate limited activities around public access.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate limited activities around public access.
- **Main uses:** Docks; Recreational water activities; Public access
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boat Lift; Moorage, including overnight moorage
- **Other rules:** Mooring buoys and launch ramps are not permitted; only one dock fronting the upland property; Docks must follow a licence of occupation or lease issued by the province; Docks must be L or T shaped, on wooden or pipe pilings with untreated, non-toxic materials; roofs or covered structures not permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026), s. 5.14](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50072#page=66) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Canal Flats: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/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/canal-flats/zoning/wr-3/_