{"title":"RR13 zone in Highlands: Rural Residential 13","code":"RR13","slug":"rr13","name":"Rural Residential 13","group":"Residential","section":"6.13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential"],"quotes":["Residential"]},"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":"2.5 hectares","note":"If the Section 6.13.5 amenities are provided and a Development Agreement is in place, up to 57 residential lots of at least 150 m² (190 m² for a corner lot).","quotes":["(1) No lot created shall be smaller than 2.5 hectares.","(2) Despite Section 6.13.4 (1), if the amenities described in Section 6.13.5 of this bylaw are provided,","and if the District of Highlands and the Owner have entered into a Development Agreement, a","subdivision plan may be approved to create a maximum of 57 residential lots (excluding common","strata property) with no lot having less than 150 square meters (1,614 sq. ft.) in area, except in the","case of a corner lot, which must not be less than 190 square meters (2,044 sq. ft.) in area."]},"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. For the purposes of this"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["(3) The height of a dwelling unit shall not exceed 9 meters."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["(12) The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 5 meters."]},"setback_front":{"value":"5 m (dwelling unit)","quotes":["(4) No dwelling unit shall be sited within 5 meters of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5 m (dwelling unit)","quotes":["(7) No dwelling unit shall be sited within 5 meters of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (dwelling unit)","quotes":["(5) No dwelling unit shall be sited within 1.5 meters of a side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5 m (dwelling unit)","quotes":["(6) No dwelling unit shall be sited within 5 meters of a side lot line that abuts a street or highway."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1 m, side 1 m","quotes":["(13) No accessory building or structure shall be sited within 1 meter of a rear lot line.","(14) No accessory building or structure shall be sited within 1 meter of a side lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Principal dwelling unit: maximum floor area 350 m² (garages and carports count toward it; up to 29 m² of a carport may be excluded)","Accessory buildings: maximum total floor area 100 m² or 30% of the side yard and rear yard combined, whichever is less","Accessory buildings and structures are only allowed in the side yard or rear yard"],"quotes":["(8) The total floor area of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 350 square meters.","a) Garages and carports shall be included in the 350 square meters total floor area of a","principal dwelling unit.","b) Despite section 6.13.3 (8) (a), up to 29 square meters of a carport only may be excluded","from the 350 square meters total floor area of a principal dwelling unit.","(15) The total floor area of all accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed 100 square meters or","30% of the total combined area of the “side yard” and “rear yard”, whichever is less.","(10) Accessory buildings and structures shall only be permitted in the “side yard” or “rear yard”."]}},"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=36","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/rr13/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/rr13.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/rr13.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}