---
title: "R-H zone in Gold River: High Density Residential"
place: Gold River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gold-river
zone: R-H
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/r-h/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/r-h.json"
---

# R-H zone in Gold River: High Density Residential

Main uses: Apartment buildings, single or grouped, Home occupations, Service buildings.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment buildings, single or grouped; Home occupations; Service buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha / 4,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of lot area (all buildings)
- **Maximum density:** 37 units per ha (3.7 units per 1,000 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.1 m
- **Front setback:** 12.2 m (principal building)
- **Rear setback:** 12.2 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 12.2 m (principal building)
- **Street side setback:** 12.2 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** all yards 6.1 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, s. 11.0](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=54) (read 2026-11-08)

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