{"title":"RS-3 zone in Esquimalt: Single Family Waterfront Residential","code":"RS-3","slug":"rs-3","name":"Single Family Waterfront Residential","group":"Residential","section":"36","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Family Dwellings on properties that abut the Sea.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Family Dwellings on properties that abut the Sea.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate Single Family Dwellings on","that abut the Sea."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Home Occupation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Suite (subject to Section 30.6)","Boarding (subject to Section 30.3)","Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)"],"quotes":["Secondary Suite: subject to the requirements of Section 30.6","Boarding: subject to the requirements of Section 30.3","Urban Hens: subject to the requirements of Section 30.4"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"530 m² (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum Parcel Size for Parcels created by subdivision shall be 530"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m, measured at the Front Building line (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum width of a Parcel created by subdivision shall be 16 metres,"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for all buildings and structures combined; accessory buildings and structures combined 10%","quotes":["combined shall not cover more than 30% of the Area of a Parcel.","10% of the Area of a Parcel."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio 0.35","quotes":["The Floor Area Ratio shall not exceed 0.35."]},"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","quotes":["No Accessory Building shall exceed a Height of 3.6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (plus 7.5 m from the High Water Mark)","quotes":["Front Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within 7.5","Waterfront Setback: No Principal Building shall be located"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within 7.5"]},"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","Side Yards not to be less than 4.5 metres","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":["Building shall be located within 3.6 metres of an Exterior Side","Lot Line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side: 1.5 m interior, 3.6 m exterior; rear: 1.5 m; at least 2.5 m from principal building; 4.5 m from the High Water Mark","quotes":["No Accessory Building shall be located in front","1.5 metres of an Interior Side Lot Line nor 3.6 metres of an","1.5 metres of a Rear Lot Line","within 2.5 metres of a Principal Building.","within 4.5 metres of the High Water Mark."]},"other":{"value":["Principal buildings must be at least 7.5 m from the High Water Mark","Minimum floor area of the first storey of a principal building: 88 m²","Minimum width of a single family dwelling: 7 m","Fences: up to 2 m, but 1.2 m within 7.5 m of a highway adjoining the front yard"],"quotes":["within 7.5 metres of the High Water Mark.","88 square metres.","The minimum width for any Single Family Dwelling shall be 7 metres.","Subject to Section 22, no fence shall exceed a Height of 2 metres except","front yard shall not exceed 1.2 metres."]}},"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=55","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/rs-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json"}}