{"title":"R6 zone in Chilliwack: Mid Rise Apartment","code":"R6","slug":"r6","name":"Mid Rise Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"8.12","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Assisted Living Residence, Boarding House, Independent Living Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Assisted Living Residence","Boarding House","Independent Living Housing"],"quotes":["APARTMENT","ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE","BOARDING HOUSE","INDEPENDENT LIVING HOUSING"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Home Occupation","Off-Street Parking","Off-Street Parking Structure","Supportive Recovery Home","Urban Ancillary Uses"],"quotes":["ACCESSORY HOME OCCUPATION","OFF-STREET PARKING","OFF-STREET PARKING STRUCTURE","SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY HOME","URBAN ANCILLARY USES"]},"site_specific":{"value":["PID 019-043-201, LOT B DISTRICT LOTS 78 AND 259 GROUP 2 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN LMP19827: apartment density up to 250 DU per ha and 0.75 parking spaces per unit of 51 m² or less"],"quotes":["(i) PID: 019-043-201, LOT B DISTRICT LOTS 78 AND 259 GROUP 2 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1000 m²","quotes":["(a) All uses 1000m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (minimum lot depth 30 m)","quotes":["(a) All uses 30m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Residential use including associated off-street parking structure: no limit; urban ancillary uses 15%","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE, including associated OFF-STREET PARKING STRUCTURE N/A","(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 15%"]},"max_density":{"value":"200 dwelling units per ha (apartment); 250 per ha (apartment including small unit apartments, independent living housing or assisted living residence); 400 per ha (apartment with density benefits)","quotes":["(a) APARTMENT 200 DU per ha","(b) APARTMENT including SMALL UNIT APARTMENTS 250 DU per ha","(c) INDEPENDENT LIVING HOUSING or ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE 250 DU per ha","(d) APARTMENT with density benefits 400 DU per ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"25 m (residential use)","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 25m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m (urban ancillary uses on a lot under 1000 m²); 6 m (lot 1000 m² or greater)","quotes":["(i) on a LOT less than 1000m2 in area 4m","(ii) on a LOT 1000m or greater in area 6m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 6m 6m 6m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 6m 6m 6m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 6m 6m 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 6m 6m 6m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Urban ancillary uses: front 6 m, rear 1 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 4.5 m; off-street parking structure entirely below grade: front 1 m, rear 0 m, interior side 0 m, exterior side 1 m","quotes":["(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 6m 1m 1m 4.5m","1m 0m 0m 1m"]},"other":{"value":["At least 50% of new apartment units must be built to the Adaptable Housing Standards of the BC Building Code","Where there is more than one residential structure on a lot or strata, each storey must be separated from the matching storey of the next structure by the applicable setback multiplied by 1.5 (1st storey), 1.75 (2nd) or 2 (3rd)","A storage locker is required for each dwelling unit within an apartment; at least 20% of residential building space for independent living housing and assisted living residences must be common facility and indoor amenity space","At PID 019-043-201 (Lot B District Lots 78 and 259 Group 2 NWD Plan LMP19827) an apartment may reach 250 dwelling units per ha with 0.75 parking spaces per unit of 51 m² or less"],"quotes":["A minimum of 50% of all new APARTMENT units must be built to the Adaptable Housing","(i) 1st STOREY = SETBACK multiplied by 1.5","(ii) 2nd STOREY = SETBACK multiplied by 1.75","(iii) 3rd STOREY = SETBACK multiplied by 2","(e) A storage locker shall be provided for each DWELLING UNIT within an APARTMENT.","(f) At least 20% of the total residential BUILDING space for INDEPENDENT LIVING HOUSING AND","(A) DENSITY (Maximum) 250 DU per ha","(B) OFF-STREET PARKING 0.75 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE per DU with a GROSS"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the complete copy is provided for information purposes only and it is not responsible for its validity or completeness; a certified copy of the consolidated bylaw comes from Legislative Services."},"source_url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=139","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}