{"title":"R-3B zone in Courtenay: Residential Three B","code":"R-3B","slug":"r-3b","name":"Residential Three B","group":"Residential","section":"Part 3B","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single residential dwelling, Secondary Suite, Accessory dwelling unit, Duplex dwelling, Multi-residential dwelling, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single residential dwelling","Secondary Suite","Accessory dwelling unit","Duplex dwelling","Multi-residential dwelling","Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation"],"quotes":["(1) Single residential dwelling","(2) Secondary Suite","(3) Accessory dwelling unit","(4) Duplex dwelling","(5) Multi-residential dwelling","(6) Accessory buildings and structures","(7) Home occupation"]},"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":"25.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 25.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio not more than 0.4","quotes":["ratio shall not exceed 0.4."]},"max_height":{"value":"On a lot with four or more dwelling units, at most 70% of the units may be up to 8.0 m high and the rest up to 4.5 m","quotes":["On any one lot having four or more dwelling units a maximum of 70% of the dwelling units shall","have a building height not exceeding 8.0 m, and the remainder of the dwelling units shall have a","building height not exceeding 4.5 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","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m for a one storey building; 7.5 m for a two storey building; 6.0 m where the back of a building is adjacent to or faces a side lot line","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 4.5 m for a one storey building","7.5 m for a two storey building","yard setback shall be 6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Useable open space: 30.0 m² per one-bedroom unit, 50.0 m² per unit with two or more bedrooms","Landscaped screen or fence at least 3.0 m high and wide on property lines adjoining other properties"],"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","A landscaped screen, fence or a combination thereof of not less than 3.0 m in height and"]}},"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=67","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-3b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-3b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-3b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}