{"title":"R-4A zone in Courtenay: Residential Four A","code":"R-4A","slug":"r-4a","name":"Residential Four A","group":"Residential","section":"Part 4A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Dwelling, Single residential dwelling, Dwelling, Duplex dwelling, Dwelling, Townhouse, Secondary suite, Accessory dwelling unit, and 7 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Single residential dwelling","Dwelling, Duplex dwelling","Dwelling, Townhouse","Secondary suite","Accessory dwelling unit","Multi-residential dwelling","Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation","Day care","Care facility","Accessory commercial services for the personal care and convenience of onsite residents","Community service limited to adult day care"],"quotes":["(1) Dwelling, Single residential dwelling","(2) Dwelling, Duplex dwelling","(3) Dwelling, Townhouse","(4) Secondary suite","(5) Accessory dwelling unit","(6) Multi-residential dwelling","(7) Accessory buildings and structures","(8) Home occupation","(9) Day care","(10) Care facility","(11) Accessory commercial services for the personal care and convenience of onsite residents","(12) Community service limited to adult 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: 1.33 for apartments; 8.5 for all other residential (as written); 1.0 for care facility","note":"The bylaw text reads 8.5 for all other residential, which may be a typo; check the bylaw.","quotes":["(1) Apartments: 1.33 floor area ratio","(2) All other residential: 8.5 floor area ratio","(3) Care facility: 1.0 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 and not to exceed 9.0"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (4.5 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: 3.0 m","4.5 m – 4th storey or where side yard flanks a street","yard setback shall be 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["4.5 m – 4th storey or where side yard flanks a street"]},"other":{"value":["Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 1, Section 67, Comox District, Plan 9900 have their own setbacks: front 6.0 m, rear 6.0 m, exterior side next to Cliffe Avenue 7.5 m, side next to Comox Logging Right of Way 4.5 m (6.0 m for 3rd storey, 7.5 m for 4th storey)","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"],"quotes":["apply on Lots 8, 9 & 10, Block 1, Section 67, Comox District, Plan 9900:","(3) Exterior Side yard adjacent to Cliffe Avenue 7.5 m","(4) Side yard Adjacent to Comox Logging Right of Way 4.5 m","6.0 m for 3rd storey","7.5 m for 4th storey","(1) 20.0 m2 per dwelling unit within an apartment building; or","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=73","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-4a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-4a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-4a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}