{"title":"R-3 zone in Cranbrook: Cluster Development Zone","code":"R-3","slug":"r-3","name":"Cluster Development Zone","group":"Residential","section":"7.08","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Cluster Development Zone: single to four family dwellings and cluster developments on larger parcels.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Cluster Development Zone: single to four family dwellings and cluster developments on larger parcels.","quotes":["CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT ZONE: R-3"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Three family dwelling","Four family dwelling","Cluster development"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Three family dwelling","Four family dwelling","Cluster development"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home based business","Secondary Suite","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["Home based business","Secondary Suite in accordance with Section 4.17","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1.0 ha","quotes":["The minimum parcel size in the R-3 Zone shall be 1.0 ha in area."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Front parcel line at least 12.0 m (9.0 m in the bulb of a cul-de-sac)","quotes":["less than 12.0 m in length, except that in the bulb of a cul-de-sac, the","front parcel line shall be not less than 9.0 m in length."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the parcel (not applied to cluster developments)","quotes":["40% of the area of a parcel in the R-3 Zone with buildings and structures."]},"max_density":{"value":"Cluster development: 30 dwelling units per gross hectare. Otherwise up to 3 dwelling units on parcels 280 m² or less and up to 4 on larger parcels; one principal use per parcel unless a cluster development; one secondary suite per primary dwelling unit","quotes":["dwelling units per gross hectare on a parcel in the R-3 zone.","no person shall locate more than thirty (30)","A maximum of three (3) dwelling units shall be permitted on parcels 280","A maximum of four (4) dwelling units shall be permitted on parcels","No more than one (1) principal use shall be permitted per parcel, unless","No more than one (1) secondary suite shall be permitted per primary"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m; 8.6 m or 2½ storeys, whichever is less, for a two, three or four family dwelling","quotes":["exceeds a height of 7.6 m, except that a two, three or four family","dwelling may be 8.6 m or 2½ storeys in height, whichever is less."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["which exceeds a height of 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["A front yard less than 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["A rear yard less than 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.1 m (at no point less than 1.5 m on irregular parcels); a single family dwelling not in a cluster development may be at 0 m if the opposite side is at least 2.7 m and a 1.5 m easement is registered","quotes":["An interior side yard less than 2.1 m, and in the case of irregular","at no point shall the distance between the interior side","the interior side parcel line may be reduced to zero (0) provided that","than 2.7 m, and provided that an easement 1.5 m in width is registered"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["An exterior side yard less than 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m; rear 2.1 m (0.9 m where no developed rear lane exists); interior side 0.9 m (one side at least 2.7 m on an interior parcel with no developed rear lane); exterior side 4.5 m; at least 1.0 m from a principal building","quotes":["A front yard less than 6.0 m","A rear yard less than 2.1 m, and in the case where no developed","rear lane exists, the rear yard shall be not less than 0.9 m","An interior side yard less than 0.9 m, and in the case of an","interior side yard shall be not less than 2.7 m","An exterior side yard less than 4.5 m","Zone within 1.0 m distance from a principal building."]},"other":{"value":["Each dwelling unit must have a gross floor area of at least 65.0 m²","A single family dwelling must be at least 7.3 m in its smallest horizontal dimension (additions and non-rectangular buildings excluded)","In a cluster development at least 10% of the parcel area must be recreational space","Setbacks in a bare land strata are measured from the parent parcel lines"],"quotes":["65.0 m²","than 7.3 m.","minimum of 10% of the parcel area shall be","Applicable yard setbacks for development in a bare land strata are"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)","url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/573/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here."},"source_url":"https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2011/#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/index.json"}}