---
title: "RT zone in Cranbrook: Residential Transition Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: RT
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/rt/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/rt.json"
---

# RT zone in Cranbrook: Residential Transition Zone

Residential Transition Zone: low-density rural residential on large parcels, with agricultural use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential Transition Zone: low-density rural residential on large parcels, with agricultural use.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling; Mobile home; Agricultural use, excluding feed lots and the keeping for sale of pigs, sheep, poultry, fur-bearing animals and the raising of mushrooms for sale; Harvesting, transport, and storage of forest resources and silvicultural practices
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based business; Secondary Suite; Accessory mobile home for a relative requiring care; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, Plan 5155, DL 27, KD; Lot A and Lot B, Plan NEP 19184, DL 27, KD; Lot 1, Plan 2979, DL 27, KD (except Plans 4975, 8650 and NEP 19184); Lot A, Plan 4975, DL 27, KD; Lot 1, Plan 8650, DL 27, KD; Lot 2, Plan 2979, DL 27, KD: deemed conforming for minimum parcel size; no further residential subdivision or development of undeveloped lands
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.0 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% of the parcel (accessory buildings and structures together no more than 185.0 m²)
- **Maximum density:** One single family dwelling or mobile home per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 9.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (side yard)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (side yard)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 9.0 m, side 7.5 m; at least 1.0 m from a principal building
- **Other rules:** A single family dwelling must be at least 5.5 m in its smallest horizontal dimension (additions and non-rectangular buildings excluded); Wrecking and repair of vehicles, or storage of derelict vehicles, is not allowed except up to three derelict vehicles outside the front yard

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.03](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2006/#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/rt/_