{"title":"R6 zone in Colwood: Residential 6","code":"R6","slug":"r6","name":"Residential 6","group":"Residential","section":"5.11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-family dwelling, Group Home Use, Two-family dwellings, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-family dwelling","Group Home Use","Two-family dwellings","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["One-family dwelling;","Group Home Use;","Two-family dwellings; and","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation","Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures","Secondary Suite","Accessory dwelling unit","Show homes"],"quotes":["Home occupation;","Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures;","Secondary Suite;","Accessory dwelling unit;","Show homes;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1, Section 69, Esquimalt District, Plan 9798 (686 Donovan Avenue): minimum subdivision lot area 300 m² with amenity contributions","Lot B, Section 35, Esquimalt District, Plan 7004 (NE corner of Seafield and Heatherbell Roads): minimum subdivision lot area 300 m² with amenity contributions"],"quotes":["Plan 9798 (686 Donovan Avenue), the minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision under","Plan 7004 (NE corner of Seafield and Heatherbell Roads), the minimum lot area that may be"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["Act shall be 695 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["Title Act or the Condominium Act shall be 10 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40 percent of the lot for a one-family dwelling","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for a one-family dwelling use shall be 40 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling per lot","quotes":["There shall be not more than one one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling on a lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 8.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m; 6.0 m to a garage","quotes":["Front 4.5 m","To Garage 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Rear 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["Side 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Flanking side 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["A secondary suite may be up to 70 m² or 40% of the gross floor area (excluding garages) of its building, whichever is less","A front yard driveway has a maximum width of half the lot width or 6.5 m, whichever is less"],"quotes":["The maximum size of a secondary suite shall be 70 m2 or 40% of the gross floor area, excluding","A front yard driveway shall have a maximum width of half the lot width or 6.5 m, whichever is less."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}