{"title":"R3A zone in Highlands: Rural 3A","code":"R3A","slug":"r3a","name":"Rural 3A","group":"Rural","section":"7.3A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential, Kennel, Agriculture.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential","Kennel","Agriculture"],"quotes":["Residential","Kennel","Agriculture"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-based Business","Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit (one per lot, if the owner grants a covenant against subdividing it from the principal unit)"],"quotes":["Home-based Business","Accessory uses, buildings and structures","there may be no more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit on each lot","prohibiting the accessory dwelling unit from being subdivided"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Minimum lot of 0.8 hectares (2 acres); lots created by a subdivision must average at least 4 hectares (10 acres)","quotes":["(1) No lot having an area less than 0.8 hectares (2 acres) may be created by subdivision. No","subdivision plan may be approved unless lots created by the subdivision have an average area of","at least 4 hectares (10 acres)."]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["(1) There shall be no more than one (1) principal dwelling unit on each lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["(1) The height of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 10.5 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(2) The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m; 30 m (buildings used for Agriculture); 90 m (buildings used for a kennel)","quotes":["(3) No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres of a front lot line, no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 30 metres of a front lot line and no building used for a kennel shall","be sited within 90 metres of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m; 15 m (buildings used for Agriculture)","quotes":["(6) No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a rear lot line and no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 15 metres of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 m; 15 m (buildings used for Agriculture); 30 m (buildings used for a kennel)","quotes":["(4) No building or structure shall be sited within 5 metres of a side lot line, no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 15 metres of a side lot line and no building used for a kennel shall","be sited within 30 metres of a side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10 m; 30 m (buildings used for a kennel)","quotes":["(5) No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a side lot line that abuts a highway and","no building used for a kennel shall be sited within 30 metres of a side lot line that abuts a highway."]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: maximum total floor area 525 m², and no single accessory building over 300 m²","A kennel needs 3 parking spaces on the lot, on top of other required parking"],"quotes":["(7) The total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 525 square metres and no","single accessory building shall exceed 300 square metres in floor area.","(1) Use of land, building or structures for a kennel shall not be commenced or maintained on a lot","unless three (3) parking spaces are provided on the lot to serve that use of land, exclusive of other"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)","url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidation is \"for convenience purpose only: It is not a certified copy\"."},"source_url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=44","place":{"path":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}