---
title: "R99 zone in Coldstream: Residential Bed & Breakfast Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: R99
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/r99/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r99.json"
---

# R99 zone in Coldstream: Residential Bed & Breakfast Zone

Accommodate a Bed & Breakfast use on a fully serviced lot previously zoned for it, within a Single-Detached Dwelling and under a valid Business Licence.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a Bed & Breakfast use on a fully serviced lot previously zoned for it, within a Single-Detached Dwelling and under a valid Business Licence.
- **Main uses:** Community Care, Minor; Single-Detached Dwelling with a Bed & Breakfast; Duplex; Triplex; Fourplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): Carriage House, Garden Suite or Secondary Suite; Home-Based Business, Urban (A Bed & Breakfast use is not permitted within a Secondary Suite.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Corner lot 15 m; interior lot 12 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** Single-Detached Dwelling with a Secondary Suite and Bed & Breakfast use; or Single-Detached Dwelling with up to 3 ADUs; Duplex with up to 2 ADUs; Triplex with up to 1 ADU; or Fourplex
- **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
- **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 and structures); 3 m between buildings
- **Other rules:** Bed & Breakfast: operated by the owner as permanent address, no more than 2 bedrooms, not in a Secondary Suite; Pan-handle lots not permitted; Carriage House or Garden Suite not permitted on a lot with a Bed & Breakfast use; Home-Based Business restricted to Home Office

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 599](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=121) (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/r99/_