{"title":"R-4B zone in Courtenay: Residential Four B","code":"R-4B","slug":"r-4b","name":"Residential Four B","group":"Residential","section":"Part 4B","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Dwelling, Single residential dwelling, Dwelling, Duplex, Dwelling, Accessory, Dwelling, Townhouse, Dwelling, Multi unit, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Single residential dwelling","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Accessory","Dwelling, Townhouse","Dwelling, Multi unit","Secondary suite","Accessory buildings and structures","Day care","Home occupation"],"quotes":["(1) Dwelling, Single residential dwelling","(2) Dwelling, Duplex","(3) Dwelling, Accessory","(4) Dwelling, Townhouse","(5) Dwelling, Multi unit","(6) Secondary suite","(7) Accessory buildings and structures","(8) Day care","(9) Home occupation"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Minimum lot size 300 m² on Amended Lot 110 (DD43420N), Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472A (344 3rd Street) and Lot 1, Block 72, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472 (356 3rd Street)","Minimum frontage 10 m on Amended Lot 110 (DD43420N), Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472A (344 3rd Street); 11 m on Lot 1, Block 72, Section 61, Comox District, Plan 472 (356 3rd Street)"],"quotes":["(1) notwithstanding the above, a minimum lot size of 300 m ² is permitted on Amended Lot","(1) notwithstanding the above, a minimum frontage of 10 m is permitted on Amended Lot","(2) notwithstanding the above, a minimum frontage of 11 m is permitted on Lot 1, Block 72,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"650.0 m²","quotes":["A lot shall have an area of not less than 650.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["A lot shall have a frontage of not less than 12.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio for multi-residential not more than 1.0","quotes":["ratio for multi-residential shall not exceed 1.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"13.71 m for apartments with underground parking; 10.0 m for apartments otherwise; 9.15 m for all other buildings","quotes":["(1) 13.71 m for apartments with underground parking","(2) 10.0 m for apartments otherwise","(4) 9.15 m for all other buildings"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9.0 m (accessory dwelling units)","quotes":["(3) 9.0 m for accessory dwelling units"]},"setback_front":{"value":"15% of lot depth (averaged), not less than 3.5 m","quotes":["(1) Front yard: 15% of lot depth*","(1) Front yard: 3.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"20% of lot depth (averaged), not less than 6.0 m","quotes":["(2) Rear yard: 20% of lot depth*","(2) Rear yard: 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"12% of lot width for each side (averaged), not less than 2.0 m","quotes":["(3) Side yard: 12% of lot width for each side except where the side yard","(3) Side yard: 2.0 m (3.5 m where it flanks a street)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["flanks a street, in which case the minimum shall be 3.5 m","(3) Side yard: 2.0 m (3.5 m where it flanks a street)"]},"other":{"value":["Percentage setbacks are averages, subject to the stated minimums","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","One parking space per residential unit"],"quotes":["*all setbacks are based on averages with the following minimum:","(1) 20.0 m2 per dwelling unit within an apartment building; or","Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one space per residential unit within the"]}},"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=76","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-4b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-4b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/r-4b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json"}}