---
title: "R1 zone in Coldstream: Urban Multi-Unit Residential Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: R1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Coldstream: Urban Multi-Unit Residential Zone

Accommodate Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) on fully serviced urban lots, in line with Bill 44.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) on fully serviced urban lots, in line with Bill 44.
- **Main uses:** Community Care, Minor; Duplex; Fourplex; Single-Detached Dwelling; Triplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Secondary Suite; Carriage House; Garden Suite; Agriculture, Urban; Home-Based Business, Urban
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** A Manufactured Home is permitted on Lot 2 District Lot 3888 Osoyoos Division Yale District Plan EPP75420.
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²; 300 m² for a half-duplex lot
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m; 9 m for a half-duplex lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** Lots under 280 m²: Single-Detached Dwelling with up to 2 ADUs, Duplex with an ADU, or Triplex. Lots over 280 m²: Single-Detached Dwelling with up to 3 ADUs, Duplex with up to 2 ADUs, Triplex with an ADU, or Fourplex
- **Maximum height:** 11 m or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Carriage House ADU 8 m or 2 storeys; Garden Suite ADU 4.5 m or 1 storey; other accessory building or structure 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m (accessory buildings, structures and ADUs); 3 m between buildings
- **Other rules:** Accessory building maximum floor area 112 m²; ADU floor area at least 20.5 m² and not more than 90 m²; A detached ADU is not permitted within 6 m of the front lot line; Urban Agriculture limited to up to 4 hens; no roosters

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 501](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=87) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coldstream: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/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/coldstream/zoning/r1/_