---
title: "R-M3 zone in Gold River: Medium Density Multi-Residential"
place: Gold River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gold-river
zone: R-M3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/r-m3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/r-m3.json"
---

# R-M3 zone in Gold River: Medium Density Multi-Residential

Main uses: Rowhouse (maximum of six units per structure), Home occupations, Service buildings.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Rowhouse (maximum of six units per structure); Home occupations; Service buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 6.4 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55% of lot area (all buildings)
- **Maximum density:** 24 units per ha (10 units per acre); 2.4 units per 1,000 m²
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.1 m
- **Front setback:** 4.6 m minimum; 9.1 m maximum
- **Rear setback:** 6.1 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (principal building with shared interior party walls)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Interior side setback does not apply where row housing is split into separate parcels with a common party wall

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, s. 10.0](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=51) (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-m3/_