{"title":"R3C zone in Highlands: Rural 3C","code":"R3C","slug":"r3c","name":"Rural 3C","group":"Rural","section":"7.3C","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential, Animal Rehabilitation Centre, Agriculture.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential","Animal Rehabilitation Centre","Agriculture"],"quotes":["Residential","Animal Rehabilitation Centre","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":"12 hectares (30 acres)","quotes":["(1) No subdivision plan may be approved unless lots created by the subdivision have a minimum area","of at least 12 hectares (30 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","quotes":["(3) No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["(6) No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["(4) No building or structure shall be sited within 3 metres of a side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(5) No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres of a side lot line that abuts a highway."]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: maximum total floor area 325 m², and no single accessory building over 200 m²"],"quotes":["(7) The total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 325 square metres and no","single accessory building shall exceed 200 square metres in floor area."]}},"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=48","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/r3c/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3c.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r3c.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}