{"title":"R20 zone in Coldstream: Apartment Zone","code":"R20","slug":"r20","name":"Apartment Zone","group":"Residential","section":"520","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate 6 or more Dwelling Units within a building on a fully serviced urban residential lot.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate 6 or more Dwelling Units within a building on a fully serviced urban residential lot.","quotes":["520.1 The intent of the Apartment Zone is to accommodate 6 or more Dwelling Units within a Building"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Community Care, Minor"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Community Care, Minor"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Home-Based Business, Urban (Restricted)","Lock-Off Unit"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(b) Home-Based Business, Urban (Restricted)","(c) Lock-Off Unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,050 m²","quotes":["(a) 4,050 m2;"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Corner lot 24 m; interior lot 18 m","quotes":["(a) Corner Lot – 24 m (*2)","(b) Interior Lot – 18 m (*2)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas","quotes":["(a) 70% for all Buildings and Structures; and","(b) 15% for all impervious hard surfaced areas"]},"max_density":{"value":"Minimum 6 Dwelling Units per building (no maximum stated)","quotes":["(a) 6 per Building","Dwelling Units"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m or 3 storeys","quotes":["(a) 11 m or 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(7) Accessory Building (a) 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m; 1.5 m if abutting a sidewalk with off-street parking at the rear of the building","quotes":["(a) 6m","(b) 1.5 m – if abutting a sidewalk with off-street parking"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (principal building)","quotes":["Principal Building – 6 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m; 1.5 m if abutting a Civic or Commercial Zone","quotes":["(4) Interior Lot Line (a) 3m","(b) 1.5 m – if abutting a Civic or Commercial Zone"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m; 1.5 m if abutting a sidewalk with off-street parking at the rear of the building","quotes":["(5) Exterior Lot Line (a) 4m","(b) 1.5 m – if abutting a sidewalk with off-street parking"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures – 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 24 m; pan-handle lots not permitted","Lots must be fully serviced by community water and sewer","Outdoor amenity space of at least 3 m² per Dwelling Unit","Lock-Off Unit floor area 18.5 m² to 28 m²; not permitted in a Rental-Only Building"],"quotes":["(a) 24 m (*2)","(c) Pan-handle Lot – Not Permitted.","(b) Lots must be fully serviced by Community Water and","(a) 3 m2","(a) a minimum of 18.5 m2; and","(b) not greater than 28 m2.","(h) the use is not permitted within a Rental-Only Building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District marks the consolidation \"for convenience only\". The zones are in Schedule A (the url above); the cover and enacting bylaw are at http://coldstream.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=56951 and the zoning map is Schedule B."},"source_url":"https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=112","place":{"path":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r20/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r20.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r20.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/index.json"}}