---
title: "R-3A zone in Grand Forks: Compact Multi-Family Residential"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/grand-forks
zone: R-3A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-3a.json"
---

# R-3A zone in Grand Forks: Compact Multi-Family Residential

Main uses: dwelling units, home occupation.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** dwelling units; home occupation (Home occupations only in individually owned dwellings with direct access to the City's roadway network.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 485 m² (subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (principal building with all accessory buildings, structures and off-street parking)
- **Maximum density:** Single family, two family and three family dwellings
- **Maximum height:** 9.75 metres (dwellings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.8 metres
- **Front setback:** 6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.6 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear and side 1.5 m; not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 41](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=34) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Grand Forks: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/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/grand-forks/zoning/r-3a/_