---
title: "R12 zone in Coldstream: Townhouse Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: R12
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/r12/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r12.json"
---

# R12 zone in Coldstream: Townhouse Zone

Accommodate 8 or more Dwelling Units in a multi-family residential development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate 8 or more Dwelling Units in a multi-family residential development.
- **Main uses:** Community Care, Minor; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Home-Based Business, Urban; Lock-Off Unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,050 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Corner lot 30 m; interior lot 24 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** Minimum 8 strata lots (no maximum stated)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m; 4 m if abutting a sidewalk
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 3 m (accessory buildings and structures)
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m; pan-handle lots not permitted; Lots must be fully serviced by community water and sewer; Outdoor amenity space of at least 10 m² per Dwelling Unit; Lock-Off Unit floor area 18.5 m² to 28 m²; no more than 1 per Dwelling Unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 512](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=108) (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/r12/_