---
title: "R11 zone in Coldstream: Rowhouse Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: R11
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/r11/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r11.json"
---

# R11 zone in Coldstream: Rowhouse Zone

Accommodate 4 to 8 strata lots of ground-oriented multi-family housing on a corner lot, a lot with rear lane access, or a double-fronting lot.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate 4 to 8 strata lots of ground-oriented multi-family housing on a corner lot, a lot with rear lane access, or a double-fronting lot.
- **Main uses:** Community Care, Minor; Rowhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Dwelling Unit: Carriage House or Garden Suite; Lock-Off Unit; Home-Based Business, Urban
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Corner lot 18 m; rear lane or double-fronting lot 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** Minimum 4 and maximum 8 strata lots
- **Maximum height:** 11 m or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory building or structure 4.5 m; Carriage House ADU 8 m or 2 storeys; Garden Suite ADU 4.5 m or 1 storey
- **Front setback:** 6 m; 4 m if abutting a sidewalk with off-street parking at the rear of the building
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m (accessory buildings and structures); 3 m between a rowhouse and an ADU
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 24 m; pan-handle lots not permitted; Lots must be fully serviced by community water and sewer; Lock-Off Unit floor area 18.5 m² to 28 m²; no more than 1 per strata lot; Carriage House or Garden Suite floor area up to 90 m²; no more than 1 ADU per strata lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 511](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=104) (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/r11/_