{"title":"R-3A zone in Grand Forks: Compact Multi-Family Residential","code":"R-3A","slug":"r-3a","name":"Compact Multi-Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"41","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: dwelling units, home occupation.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["dwelling units","home occupation"],"note":"Home occupations only in individually owned dwellings with direct access to the City's roadway network.","quotes":["dwelling units;","home occupation."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"],"quotes":["buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"485 m² (subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum parcel size for subdivision purposes is 485 square metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (principal building with all accessory buildings, structures and off-street parking)","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot area coverage shall be 50% for the principal building with all"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single family, two family and three family dwellings","quotes":["single family dwellings;","two family dwellings;","three family dwellings."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.75 metres (dwellings)","quotes":["No dwelling shall exceed 9.75 metres in height;"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.8 metres","quotes":["No accessory building or structure 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","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 strata complex shall be 140 square metres;","The minimum size of any unit in a 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=34","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-3a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json"}}