{"title":"R-4A zone in Grand Forks: Rural Residential","code":"R-4A","slug":"r-4a","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"43","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: dwelling units, farm operations (crops), bed and breakfast accommodations, kennels, home occupations, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["dwelling units","farm operations (crops)","bed and breakfast accommodations","kennels","home occupations","home industries","animal hospitals"],"quotes":["dwelling units;","farm operations (crops);","bed and breakfast accommodations;","kennels;","home occupations;","home industries;","animal hospitals."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"],"quotes":["buildings or structures accessory to any permitted use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 hectare with no community sewer or water system; 5,000 m² with community water or sewer; 2,500 m² with both","quotes":["1 hectare where there is no community sewer or water system;","5,000 square meters where there is community water but not sewer; or","2,500 square meters where there is both community water and sewer."]},"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":"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","quotes":["one single family detached dwelling;","one mobile home, or","one two-family dwelling; plus","within the Agricultural Land Reserve, one additional manufactured (mobile) home"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 metres (farm buildings or structures excepted)","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed 10 metres in height, with exception to farm"]},"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":"3 metres","quotes":["3 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 setback permitted for the property","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 setback permitted for the property."]},"other":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["The total of all the accessory buildings shall have a floor area not greater than 50% of","The minimum size for a dwelling shall be 18 square metres.","There is no restriction on height or location of open fencing."]}},"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=37","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-4a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-4a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-4a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json"}}