---
title: "R-3 zone in Fernie: Medium Density Residential"
place: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fernie
zone: R-3
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/r-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/r-3.json"
---

# R-3 zone in Fernie: Medium Density Residential

Medium density attached dwelling forms, including triplexes, fourplexes and row/town housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density attached dwelling forms, including triplexes, fourplexes and row/town housing.
- **Main uses:** Multi family dwellings; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 230 m² usable site area for each dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (12 m in the bulb of a cul-de-sac)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 40 units per gross hectare
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, but not less than 10% of the length of the front parcel line
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (side yard adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m; rear 1.5 m (not less than 10% of the front parcel line length), or 4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane; side 1.5 m (not less than 10% of the front parcel line length), or 4.5 m where adjacent to a highway right-of-way other than a lane
- **Other rules:** All structures must be at least 22 m from the centre line of Hwy 3; Minimum amenity space of 4.5 m² per dwelling unit (balcony, terrace or patio); Decks and balconies may encroach into rear and front yards, and into the side yard on corner lots, if they do not interfere with sidewalk traffic or block sight distance

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026), s. 4.2.2](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=50) (read 2026-11-07)

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