{"title":"R-3 zone in Grand Forks: Multi-Family Residential","code":"R-3","slug":"r-3","name":"Multi-Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"40","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: dwelling units, religious centres, home occupations, uses listed in the Neighbourhood Commercial (NC) zone, site specific uses as permitted under Section 40.18.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["dwelling units","religious centres","home occupations","uses listed in the Neighbourhood Commercial (NC) zone","site specific uses as permitted under Section 40.18"],"note":"Neighbourhood Commercial uses only on the first storey of a multi-storey building, max 30% of the building floor area; home occupations only in individually owned dwellings with direct access to the City's roadway network.","quotes":["dwelling units;","religious centres;","home occupations;","uses listed in the Neighbourhood Commercial (NC) zone;","site specific uses as permitted under Section 40.18.","may occupy a maximum of 30% of the floor area of"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"],"quotes":["buildings or structures accessory permitted uses."]},"site_specific":{"value":["7114 2nd Street (PID 006-115-233, Parcel A (X160413) Block 1 District Lot 108 Similkameen Division Yale District Plan 23): Domestic Cat Shelter"],"quotes":["property located at 7114 2nd Street with parcel identifier number of PID: 006-115-","(a) Domestic Cat Shelter."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1000 square metres","quotes":["1000 square metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% including principal building and all accessory buildings and structures","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot area coverage is 50% including principal building and all"]},"max_density":{"value":"Multi-family dwellings and apartment units","quotes":["multi-family dwellings;","apartment units."]},"max_height":{"value":"18 metres","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed 18 metres in height."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.8 metres","quotes":["No accessory building shall exceed 4.8 metres in height."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["6 metres of a front parcel line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["6 metres of a rear parcel line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres","quotes":["1.5 metres of an interior side parcel line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.6 metres","quotes":["4.6 metres of an exterior side parcel line"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear and side 1.5 m; not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building","quotes":["No accessory building shall be located closer than 1.5 metres to a rear or side parcel line","and not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory building floor area not more than 20% of the principal structure","Bare land strata unit size: maximum 140 m², minimum 18 m²","Every parcel must be connected to a community sewage and water system"],"quotes":["No accessory building shall have a total floor area greater than 20% of the principal","The maximum size of any unit in a bare land strata complex shall be 140 square metres.","The minimum size of any unit in a bare land strata complex shall be 18 square metres.","Every parcel must be connected to a community sewage and water system."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's office consolidation is not an authoritative text and is produced for convenience only; the original bylaw and amending bylaws are authoritative. Amendments 2039-A38 and A39 (January 2026) are published separately and are not in this consolidation. Sections 57 and 58 (Cannabis overlays CPO and CRO) are overlays, not zones, and are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=33","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json"}}