---
title: "RR14 zone in Highlands: Rural Residential 14"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: RR14
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/rr14/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/rr14.json"
---

# RR14 zone in Highlands: Rural Residential 14

Main uses: Residential.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based Business (not permitted in common property in a Bare Land Strata Plan); Accessory uses, buildings and structures (no buildings in common property in a Bare Land Strata Plan); Accessory dwelling unit (one per lot, if the owner grants a covenant against subdividing it from the principal unit)
- **Minimum lot area:** 12 hectares (30 acres) (If the Section 12.11.1 amenities are provided, up to seven residential lots of at least 1 hectare (2.47 acres).)
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m
- **Front setback:** 20 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 10 m
- **Street side setback:** 10 m (side lot line abutting an access route in a Bare Land Strata Plan)
- **Other rules:** All buildings on a lot: maximum total floor area 600 m²; Accessory buildings: maximum total floor area 325 m², and no single accessory building over 200 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 6.14](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=38) (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/rr14/_