---
title: "R-4 zone in Grand Forks: Rural Residential"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/grand-forks
zone: R-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-4.json"
---

# R-4 zone in Grand Forks: Rural Residential

Main uses: dwelling units, farm operations (crops and/or animals), bed and breakfast accommodations, kennels, home occupations, and 2 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** dwelling units; farm operations (crops and/or animals); bed and breakfast accommodations; kennels; home occupations; home industries; animal hospitals
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 40 Morrissey Creek Rd (PID 010-900-233, Lot 5 District Lot 653 Similkameen Division Yale District Plan 3072): only three single-family dwellings permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 hectare with no community sewer or water system; 5,000 m² with community water or sewer; 2,500 m² with both
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (principal building with all accessory buildings, structures and off-street parking)
- **Maximum density:** One single family detached dwelling, one mobile home, or one two-family dwelling; plus, within the Agricultural Land Reserve, one additional manufactured (mobile) home subject to Agricultural Land Commission regulations
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres (farm buildings or structures excepted)
- **Front setback:** 6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3 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 setback permitted for the property
- **Other rules:** Total of all accessory buildings' floor area not more than 50% of the principal structure (farm buildings excepted); Minimum dwelling size 18 m²; No restriction on height or location of open fencing

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 42](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=35) (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-4/_