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

Cranbrook, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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