---
title: "R.3-A zone in Enderby: Residential Multi-Family Low Intensity Zone"
place: Enderby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/enderby
zone: R.3-A
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated for convenience only; amendment index lists bylaws through 1821 and 1807, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/zoning/r-3-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/zoning/r-3-a.json"
---

# R.3-A zone in Enderby: Residential Multi-Family Low Intensity Zone

Main uses: Four family dwellings, Row housing, Three family dwellings, Uses permitted in the R.2 zone.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Four family dwellings; Row housing; Three family dwellings; Uses permitted in the R.2 zone
- **Minimum lot area:** 350 m² (single family dwellings); 700 m² (two family); 1,000 m² (three family); 1,300 m² (four family); 220 m² per unit of row housing (330 m² for the end unit); 560 m² (convalescent, nursing, and personal care home use)
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m (single family); 23 m (two family); 30 m (three and four family); 7.5 m per row housing unit (11 m for the end unit); 18 m (convalescent, nursing, and personal care homes)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area for single family and two family dwellings (60% together with driveways and parking areas); 40% for all other uses
- **Maximum density:** 41 units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 9 m or two storeys, whichever is less (7 m where the lot's average natural slope exceeds 5%)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for single family dwellings on lots exceeding 20% average natural slope)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for single family dwellings on lots exceeding 20% average natural slope)
- **Interior side setback:** 4 m (four family dwellings and the outside wall of the end unit of a row housing project); 8 m (convalescent, nursing, and personal care home use); 1.2 m (all other uses)
- **Street side setback:** 5 m
- **Other rules:** Row housing structure: four to eight side-by-side dwelling units, staggered with a 1 m offset, each with a rear yard having access to a lane; Minimum floor area of 60 m² for a single family dwelling or row housing unit; Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated for convenience only; amendment index lists bylaws through 1821 and 1807, 2025), s. 604.a](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf#page=116) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Enderby: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/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/enderby/zoning/r-3-a/_