---
title: "R8 zone in Highlands: Rural 8"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: R8
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r8.json"
---

# R8 zone in Highlands: Rural 8

Main uses: Residential, Day Care (as regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act), Agriculture.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential; Day Care (as regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act); Agriculture
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses, buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling unit (one per lot, if the owner grants a covenant against subdividing it from the principal unit)
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.57 hectare (1.41 acres)
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (principal dwelling unit and any building used for day care)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m; 12 m (building used for Agriculture)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m; 30 m (buildings used for Agriculture)
- **Rear setback:** 10 m; 15 m (buildings used for Agriculture)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 m; 15 m (buildings used for Agriculture)
- **Street side setback:** 10 m
- **Other rules:** All buildings on a lot: maximum total floor area 477 m²; Native vegetative screening must be provided and maintained along Millstream Road (at least 2.0 metres high and 1.5 metres deep, with a mature height of at least 6.0 metres)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 7.8](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=56) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Highlands: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/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/highlands/zoning/r8/_