{"title":"R3B zone in Highlands: Rural 3B","code":"R3B","slug":"r3b","name":"Rural 3B","group":"Rural","section":"7.3B","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential, Woodworking contained within a single building, Agriculture.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential","Woodworking contained within a single building","Agriculture"],"quotes":["Residential","Woodworking contained within a single building","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":"0.4 hectares (1 acre)","quotes":["(1) No lot having an area less than 0.4 hectares (1 acre) may be created by subdivision."]},"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 (accessory, agriculture or woodworking buildings)","quotes":["(2) The height of an accessory, agriculture or woodworking building or structure shall not exceed 6","metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m; 30 m (buildings used for Agriculture); 60 m (buildings used for woodworking)","quotes":["(3) No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres of a front lot line and no building used for","Agriculture shall be sited within 30 metres of a front lot line and no building used for woodworking","shall be sited within 60 metres of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m; 15 m (buildings used for Agriculture); 20 m (buildings used for woodworking)","quotes":["(5) 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 and no building used for woodworking","shall be sited within 20 metres of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 m (dwelling unit, accessory building or structure); 15 m (building used for Agriculture); woodworking building: at least 1 m from the southernmost side lot line and at least 40 m from the northernmost side lot line","quotes":["(4) No dwelling unit or accessory building or structure shall be sited within 5 metres of a side lot line","and no building used for Agriculture shall be sited within 15 metres of a side lot line and no building","used for woodworking shall be sited within 1 metres of the southern most side lot line nor within 40","metres of the northern most side lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Maximum total floor area: accessory buildings 50 m², agriculture buildings 100 m², woodworking building 575 m²","Woodworking use needs 6 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 50 square metres, the total","floor area of all agriculture buildings shall not exceed 100 square metres, and the total floor area of","a woodworking building shall not exceed 575 square metres.","(1) Use of land, buildings or structures for woodworking shall not be commenced or maintained on a","lot unless six (6) 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=46","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/r3b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}