{"title":"RS-4 zone in Esquimalt: Single Family Bed and Breakfast Residential","code":"RS-4","slug":"rs-4","name":"Single Family Bed and Breakfast Residential","group":"Residential","section":"37","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Bed and Breakfast in Single Family Dwellings on individual Parcels of land.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Bed and Breakfast in Single Family Dwellings on individual Parcels of land.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate Bed and Breakfast in Single Family","Dwellings on individual Parcels of land."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential","Bed and Breakfast"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Bed and Breakfast"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding (subject to Section 30.3)","Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)"],"quotes":["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 Parcels 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":["shall not cover more than 30% of the Area of the 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","quotes":["Front Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within 7.5"]},"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","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."]},"other":{"value":["Bed and Breakfast: no more than 6 transient guests (not counting children sharing a room with an adult)","Bed and Breakfast: no more than 3 rooms","No Bed and Breakfast room may be rented to one Family for more than 2 weeks continuously","Minimum floor area of the first storey of a principal building: 88 m²"],"quotes":["No more than six (6) transient guests shall be accommodated, not including","No more than three (3) rooms shall be provided for Bed and Breakfast.","for a continuous period of more than two (2) weeks.","88 square 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=59","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json"}}