---
title: "RR8 zone in Highlands: Rural Residential 8"
place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/highlands
zone: RR8
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/rr8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/rr8.json"
---

# RR8 zone in Highlands: Rural Residential 8

Main uses: Residential, Sewage disposal from a lot in a Community Institutional 1 Zone.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential; Sewage disposal from a lot in a Community Institutional 1 Zone
- **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:** 7 hectares (17.3 acres) (If the Section 12.5.1 amenities are provided, up to nine residential lots of at least 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres).)
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m
- **Front setback:** 4 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 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 330 m²; Accessory buildings: maximum total floor area 50 m²; Required parking spaces may not be within 4 m of a front lot line, 10 m of a rear lot line or 2 m of a side lot line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484), s. 6.8](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=34) (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/rr8/_