---
title: "R3 zone in Coldstream: Rural Residential Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: R3
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/r3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r3.json"
---

# R3 zone in Coldstream: Rural Residential Zone

Accommodate a residential use on rural parcels serviced by onsite sewerage, which may be within a Development Permit Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a residential use on rural parcels serviced by onsite sewerage, which may be within a Development Permit Area.
- **Main uses:** Community Care, Minor; Manufactured Home; Single-Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) with Single-Detached Dwelling: Carriage House, Garden Suite or Secondary Suite; Agriculture, Hobby Farm; Bed & Breakfast; Home-Based Business, Rural
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** A Warehouse use is permitted on Lot A Plan EPP20176, located at 8465 Buchanan Road.
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** Corner lot 30 m; interior lot 26 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** 1 Manufactured Home, or 1 Single-Detached Dwelling, optionally with a Secondary Suite or a Carriage House or Garden Suite (only on a lot of 1 ha or greater)
- **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; accessory building 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 2 m (accessory buildings and structures); 3 m between buildings
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 60 m; pan-handle lots not permitted; Onsite sewage setback from watercourses: 30 m (minor) and 150 m (major); Secondary Suite not permitted on a lot under 1 ha unless an onsite sewage report is provided; Hobby farm animals limited to up to 6 hens and up to 6 beehives, plus 4 livestock on 2 ha or 8 on 4 ha

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 503](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=96) (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/r3/_