---
title: "R-5 zone in Cranbrook: Medium Density Multiple Family Residential Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: R-5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-5.json"
---

# R-5 zone in Cranbrook: Medium Density Multiple Family Residential Zone

Medium Density Multiple Family Residential Zone: townhouses and apartments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium Density Multiple Family Residential Zone: townhouses and apartments.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse; Apartment; Congregate care apartment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based business; Secondary Suite within a townhouse; Group day care; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line 12.0 m; where a townhouse parcel is subdivided along a common wall, at least 6.0 m for each new parcel
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the parcel with buildings and structures (excluding structures containing parking); 70% with buildings, structures and off-street parking areas
- **Maximum density:** 60 dwelling units per gross hectare; up to 80 per gross hectare with additional recreational space (1 extra unit per 18.0 m²) or concealed off-street parking (1 extra unit per 2.5 spaces); maximum floor area ratio 0.85
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.6 m, rear 2.1 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m; at least 1.0 m from a principal building
- **Other rules:** Townhouses and apartments need at least 15.0 m² of recreational space per dwelling unit; Land not covered by buildings, structures and parking must be landscaped and maintained

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.10](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2013/#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Cranbrook: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/r-5/_