{"title":"R-4 zone in Courtenay: Residential Four","code":"R-4","slug":"r-4","name":"Residential Four","group":"Residential","section":"Part 4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single residential dwelling, Secondary suite, Accessory dwelling unit, Duplex dwelling, Multi-residential dwelling, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single residential dwelling","Secondary suite","Accessory dwelling unit","Duplex dwelling","Multi-residential dwelling","Accessory buildings and structures","Facility for adults with a disability","Home occupation","Day care"],"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) Facility for adults with a disability","(8) Home occupation","(9) Day care"]},"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 for multi-residential dwellings: 1.2 for apartments; 0.70 for all other residential","quotes":["(1) Apartments - 1.2 floor area ratio","(2) All other residential - 0.70 floor area ratio"]},"max_height":{"value":"14.0 m for an apartment building; 9.0 m for townhouses, single residential dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwelling units","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 14.0 m for an apartment building, not exceed 9.0 m for"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9.0 m (apartments: 9.0 m for 2nd storey, 10.0 m for 3rd storey, 13.5 m for 4th storey)","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 9.0 m, except for apartments where the following is required:","(i) 9.0 m – 2nd storey","(ii) 10.0 m – 3rd storey","(iii) 13.5 m – 4th storey"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m for 2 or fewer storeys; 6.0 m for 3rd storey; 7.5 m for 4th storey; 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 – 2 or less storeys","6.0 m – 3rd storey","7.5 m – 4th storey","yard setback shall be 6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Useable open space: 20.0 m² per apartment unit, or 30.0 m² per one-bedroom unit and 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, except for a single residential dwelling or duplex"],"quotes":["(1) 20.0 m2 per dwelling unit within an apartment building; or","(2) 30.0 m2 per one bedroom dwelling unit and 50.0 m2 per dwelling unit with two or more","A landscaped screen, fence or a combination thereof of not less than 3.0 m in height and","lines adjoining all other adjoining properties except for building or development of a"]}},"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=71","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}