R-3 zone in Clearwater: Multiple Family Residential

Clearwater, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Multiple family housing in the central part of the District on lots with community water and sewer.

Zone rules

Purpose	Multiple family housing in the central part of the District on lots with community water and sewer.
Main uses	Multiple family dwelling Senior citizen housing
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory building Common or private amenity areas Professional office (apartments only, up to 33% of ground floor gross floor area) Home based business (no non-resident employees, no customers attending) Preschool
Extra uses on specific lots	Duplexes with a 0 m interior side lot setback in a bare land strata on Lots 1-32, Plan EPS2429, KDYD Single family dwelling on Strata Lots 3 to 32, District Lot 3856, KDYD, Strata Plan EPS2429 (400-484, 488 Lytton Crescent) Apartment or senior citizen housing density increased to 80 units per ha (59 dwelling units) and amenity area decreased to 3.34 square meters for three units on Lot A, District Lot 73, KDYD, Plan EPP81829 (240 Park Drive)
Minimum lot area	900 m² (9,688 sqft) for buildings of 4 or fewer dwelling units; 1,000 m² (0.25 acres) for buildings of 5 or more dwelling units
Minimum lot width	30 m (99 ft)
Maximum lot coverage	60% total (apartment or senior citizen housing); 45% total (other multiple family building); accessory buildings included in total
Maximum density	70 units/hectare (28 units/acre) for apartment or senior citizen housing; 35 units/hectare (14 units/acre) for other multiple family building
Maximum height	15 m (50 ft) for apartment or senior citizen housing; 12 m (40 ft) for other multiple family building
Maximum height, accessory buildings	5 m (16.5 ft)
Front setback	7.5 m (25 ft)
Rear setback	6 m (20 ft)
Interior side setback	6 m (20 ft)
Street side setback	4.5 m (15 ft)
Accessory building setbacks	front 7.5 m (25 ft), rear 1.5 m (5 ft), interior side 1.5 m (5 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)
Other rules	Buildings with 10 or more dwelling units need a common amenity area of at least 100 square metres (1,077 sqft), minimum dimension 6 metres (20ft) Each townhouse needs a contiguous outdoor amenity area of at least 15 square metres (162 sqft), minimum dimension 3 metres (10ft) Each apartment unit needs a contiguous amenity area of at least 5 square metres (54 sqft), minimum dimension 1.5 metres (5ft)

Source: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 8.3 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience only. The District is preparing a replacement Zoning Bylaw (a draft dated 2026-10-09 is on its zoning page); Bylaw 133 is the one in force until that is adopted. The zoning map is Schedule A. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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