---
title: "R4 zone in Fort St James: Residential Mobile Home"
place: Fort St James, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-james
zone: R4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/r4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/r4.json"
---

# R4 zone in Fort St James: Residential Mobile Home

Urban residential development on small lots designed for mobile homes, with full urban services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Urban residential development on small lots designed for mobile homes, with full urban services.
- **Main uses:** Residential use – single-detached dwelling; Residential use – mobile home dwelling; Home occupation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential use – secondary suite; Accessory buildings and uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (single-detached dwelling); 450 m² (mobile home dwelling)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (single-detached dwelling); 15 m (mobile home dwelling)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Two dwelling units per lot (one is the principal dwelling)
- **Maximum height:** 10 m or two and one-half storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m on each side
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Not in the required front yard
- **Other rules:** Minimum principal building floor space 60 m² and minimum width 3.5 m; Maximum two accessory buildings per lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025, s. 4.4](https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf#page=31) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fort St James: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/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/fort-st-james/zoning/r4/_