---
title: "RA zone in Highlands: Rural Assembly"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: RA
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/ra/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/ra.json"
---

# RA zone in Highlands: Rural Assembly

Main uses: Assembly, Retreat facility that may prepare and/or provide food to registered guests, Retreat Accommodation, Caretaker’s Dwelling Unit.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Assembly; Retreat facility that may prepare and/or provide food to registered guests; Retreat Accommodation; Caretaker’s Dwelling Unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Agriculture accessory to any principal use; Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 16.3 hectares (40.3 acres)
- **Maximum density:** One caretaker’s dwelling unit in total across all 4 Rural Assembly zoned areas; Retreat Accommodation across all 4 areas: up to 13 units in buildings, 20 camping spaces and 6 recreational vehicle spaces
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (any building or structure)
- **Front setback:** 20 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 10 m
- **Street side setback:** 10 m
- **Other rules:** Total combined floor area of all buildings and structures within all 4 Rural Assembly zoned areas: maximum 842 m²; Caretaker’s dwelling unit: maximum floor area 60 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 7.9](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=57) (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/ra/_