{"title":"RD-4 zone in Esquimalt: Two Family DADU Residential","code":"RD-4","slug":"rd-4","name":"Two Family DADU Residential","group":"Residential","section":"40.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Family or Two Family Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land, with the option of one additional dwelling unit as a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit on parcels that only have a Single Family Dwelling.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Family or Two Family Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land, with the option of one additional dwelling unit as a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit on parcels that only have a Single Family Dwelling.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate Single Family or Two Family","Dwelling Units on individual Parcels of land, with the option of one additional","dwelling unit in the form of a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit on parcels","that only have a Single Family Dwelling."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential","Two Family Residential","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Two Family Residential","Home Occupation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (subject to Section 30.7; on parcels with a Single Family Dwelling)","Boarding (subject to Section 30.3)","Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)"],"quotes":["Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: subject to the requirements of","Section 30.7 of this bylaw.","Boarding: subject to the requirements of Section 30.3 of this bylaw.","Urban Hens: subject to the requirements of Section 30.4 of this","dwelling unit in the form of a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit on parcels"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"668 m² (fee simple parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum Parcel Size of fee simple Parcels created by subdivision","shall be 668 square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.3 m, measured at the Front Building Line (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum width of Parcels created by subdivision shall be 18.3","metres, measured at the Front Building Line."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for all buildings and structures combined; accessory buildings and structures combined 10% of the parcel; Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit plus accessory buildings and structures 25% of the rear yard","quotes":["30% of the Area of the Parcel.","more than 10% of the Area of the Parcel.","Buildings and Structures combined shall not cover more than 25%","of the Area of the Rear Yard."]},"max_density":{"value":"Single Family Dwelling: base 1 building containing dwelling unit(s) and 2 Dwelling Units; bonus (covenant and housing agreement) 2 buildings and 2 Dwelling Units; Floor Area Ratio 0.35. Two Family Dwelling: one principal building and 2 Dwelling Units; Floor Area Ratio 0.35 on parcels 800 m² and larger, 0.4 under 800 m². Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit up to 65 m²","quotes":["(a) 1 building containing dwelling unit(s)","(a) 2 building containing dwelling unit(s)","(b) 2 Dwelling Units","For parcels 800 square metres in area and larger, the Floor Area","Not more than one (1) Principal Building shall be located on a","to two (2).","Ratio for Two Family Dwellings shall not exceed 0.35.","for Two Family Dwellings shall not exceed 0.4.","(c) The Floor Area Ratio shall not exceed 0.35 for parcels with a","exceed 65 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.3 m","quotes":["No Principal Building shall exceed a Height of 7.3 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.6 m for accessory buildings; Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit 4.2 m or the principal building height, whichever is less","quotes":["No Accessory Building shall exceed a Height of 3.6 metres.","No Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall exceed a Height of 4.2","metres or the Height of the Principal Building, whichever is the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within","7.5 metres of the Front Lot Line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within","7.5 metres of a Rear Lot Line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m from interior side lot line, total of both side yards at least 4.5 m; where there is no rear lane, one side yard at least 3 m","quotes":["Side Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within","1.5 metres of an Interior Side Lot Line, with the total Setback","of all Side Yards not to be less than 4.5 metres. In the case","where a Parcel is not served by a rear lane, one (1) Side","Yard shall not be less than 3 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.6 m from exterior side lot line (corner lots)","quotes":["Lot, no Principal Building shall be located within 3.6 metres","of an Exterior Side Lot Line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side 1.5 m from interior side lot line; rear 1.5 m; 2.5 m from principal building and from a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: not in front of the principal building; side 1.5 m interior (total of both sides 4.5 m), 3.6 m exterior; rear 1.5 m; 2.5 m from principal building","quotes":["Front Setback: No Accessory Building shall be located in","1.5 metres of an Interior Side Lot Line.","within 1.5 metres of a Rear Lot Line.","within 2.5 metres of a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit.","Front Setback: No Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall","Dwelling Unit shall be located within 3.6 metres of an","be located within 1.5 metres of a Rear Lot Line.","shall be located within 2.5 metres of a Principal Building.","the total Setback of all Side Yards not to be less than 4.5"]},"other":{"value":["Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit bonus density requires a Section 219 covenant (no subdivision or strata) and a Housing Agreement","The owner must live in either the Single Family Dwelling or the Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Fences: up to 1.2 m in front of the front face of the principal building, 2 m behind it"],"quotes":["The owner shall grant a Covenant under Section 219 of the","The owner shall enter into a Housing Agreement with the","registered owner of the lot must occupy either the","Subject to Section 22, no fence shall exceed a Height of 1.2 metres in","the front face of the Principal Building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; in case of discrepancy the original bylaw or amending bylaws must be consulted. Zone sections are in Part 5 (ss. 34 to 67); Comprehensive Development districts are s. 67.x. Abandoned, defeated and rescinded CD numbers are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=80","place":{"path":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json"}}