{"title":"R-3 zone in Courtenay: Residential Three","code":"R-3","slug":"r-3","name":"Residential Three","group":"Residential","section":"Part 3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single residential dwelling, Secondary suite, Duplex dwelling, Accessory dwelling unit, Multi-residential dwelling, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single residential dwelling","Secondary suite","Duplex dwelling","Accessory dwelling unit","Multi-residential dwelling","Accessory buildings and structures","Facility for adults with a disability","Home occupation","Care facility for parcels with a site area of 0.4 ha or greater"],"quotes":["(1) Single residential dwelling","(2) Secondary suite","(3) Duplex dwelling","(4) Accessory dwelling unit","(5) Multi-residential dwelling","(6) Accessory buildings and structures","(7) Facility for adults with a disability","(8) Home occupation","(9) Care facility for parcels with a site area of 0.4 ha or greater"]},"site_specific":{"value":["One triplex (no more than three dwelling units) on Lots 1-3, District Lot 118, Comox District, Plan SP4146 (2175 Arlington Place)"],"quotes":["Lots 1-3, District Lot 118, Comox District,","Plan SP4146 (2175 Arlington Place)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,250 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 1,250 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.60 for apartments; 0.40 for all other residential. Lot 2, Section 67, Comox District, Plan 31530: not more than 27.5 units per ha, of which at most 24 units in an apartment building","quotes":["(1) Multi-unit residential (Apartments) - 0.60 floor area ratio","(2) All other residential - 0.40 floor area ratio","The density allowed on Lot 2, Section 67, Comox District, Plan 31530 shall not exceed 27.5","units per ha of which a maximum of 24 dwelling units of the total units permitted can be"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 10 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.5 m (accessory dwelling unit)","quotes":["The height of an accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 6.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (apartments: 9.0 m for the 2nd storey, 10.0 m for the 3rd storey)","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 7.5 m except for apartments which shall be:","(i) 9.0 m for the 2nd storey","(ii) 10.0 m for the 3rd storey"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Side yards total 4.5 m, with at least 1.5 m on one side; 6.0 m where the back of a building is adjacent to or faces a side lot line","quotes":["(3) Side yard: The side yard setbacks shall total 4.5 m with a minimum side yard","setback on one side of 1.5 m except where a side yard flanks a","yard setback shall be 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["street, in which case the minimum distance shall be 4.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["Useable open space: 30.0 m² per one-bedroom unit, 50.0 m² per unit with two or more bedrooms, 10.0 m² per unit for care facilities","A landscaped screen or fence at least 3.0 m high and wide on property lines adjoining other properties","Landscaped strip 7.5 m wide along 17th Street, 29th Street, Cliffe Avenue, Cumberland Road, Island Highway, Lerwick Road or Ryan Road frontage; 4.5 m wide along any other street"],"quotes":["Useable open space shall be provided on a lot in the amount of 30.0 m2 for each one bedroom","dwelling unit and 50.0 m2 for each dwelling unit with two or more bedroom. However, useable","open space shall be provided at 10.0 m2 per unit for care facilities.","A landscaped screen, fence or a combination thereof of not less than 3.0 m in height and","Where a lot adjoins 17th Street, 29th Street, Cliffe Avenue, Cumberland Road, Island","Highway, Lerwick Road or Ryan Road a landscaped area of at least 7.5 m in width","in width extending along the entire frontage of the property on the street shall be"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)","url":"https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007. Zone sections are in Division 8, one \"Part\" per zone. The PDF text has no explicit \"convenience only\" statement, so check the City's page for the legal status of the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1#page=63","place":{"path":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}