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title: "R3 zone in Colwood: Residential 3"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: R3
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r3.json"
---

# R3 zone in Colwood: Residential 3

Main uses: One-family dwelling, Group Home Use, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** One-family dwelling; Group Home Use; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation; Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit; Accessory buildings and structures; Secondary Suite; Accessory dwelling unit; Show homes
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent of the lot for a one-family dwelling
- **Maximum density:** One one-family dwelling per lot; floor area ratio of a residential building not more than 0.4, and gross floor area not more than 400 m²
- **Maximum height:** 8.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m each side with the two sides together at least 4.5 m; 3 m where the building is 280 m² or more or for a dwelling on a panhandle lot
- **Street side setback:** 6 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street
- **Other rules:** Minimum ground floor area of a dwelling unit 110 m², and minimum average width 10 m

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 5.8](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=59) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/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/colwood/zoning/r3/_