{"title":"REC zone in Gold River: Civic Use","code":"REC","slug":"rec","name":"Civic Use","group":"Public","section":"19.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Ambulance station, Camping by permit issued by Council, Churches, Community care facilities and stand-alone day-care centres exceeding 5-person capacity, Hostel, and 7 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Ambulance station","Camping by permit issued by Council","Churches","Community care facilities and stand-alone day-care centres exceeding 5-person capacity","Hostel","Library","Municipal halls, public safety buildings, police stations, fire halls, hospitals","Museums and galleries","Park lands for public use","Recreation and community centres for public use, including licenced premises that are liquor primary and concessions","School Board Offices","Schools public and private, and colleges"],"quotes":["ambulance station","camping by permit issued by Council","churches","community care facilities and stand-alone day-care centres exceeding 5-","hostel","library","municipal halls, public safety buildings, police stations, fire halls, hospitals","museums and galleries","park lands for public use","recreation and community centres for public use, including licenced","school Board Offices","schools public and private, and colleges"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory student dormitory facility"],"quotes":["accessory student dormitory facility"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m² (no minimum for park land for public use)","quotes":["Minimum for all uses except park land for public use where no minimum","area is established 1,000 m2"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of lot area (all buildings)","quotes":["Maximum for all buildings – 50% of lot area"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m","quotes":["Principal buildings: 11.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["Accessory buildings: 4.6 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["All Yard Setbacks","Minimum: 4.6 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["All Yard Setbacks","Minimum: 4.6 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["All Yard Setbacks","Minimum: 4.6 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["All Yard Setbacks","Minimum: 4.6 m"]},"other":{"value":["Dormitories and/or dwellings, up to two units, are permitted in police, church and fire hall buildings","Student/chaperone accommodation is limited to 26 bed spaces and to temporary student/guest accommodation tied to education use"],"quotes":["Dormitories and/or dwellings, limited to a maximum of two (2) units will be","is limited to a maximum total of twenty-six (26) bed spaces in one or more","shall not be used for tourist, commercial or any other"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025","url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village's page is https://goldriver.ca/documents/zoning-bylaw-no-761-2025/. The bylaw text lists zone R-R as \"R.R\" in s. 5.1.1 and \"R-R\" in the zone heading; the Schedule A zoning map pages (PDF pages 79-80) have no text layer."},"source_url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=74","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/rec/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/rec.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/rec.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/index.json"}}