---
title: "RES-3 zone in Invermere: Resort Hotel"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: RES-3
bylaw: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/res-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/res-3.json"
---

# RES-3 zone in Invermere: Resort Hotel

Main uses: Hotels and motels, Multi-family residential, Indoor recreation facilities, including racquet courts, fitness clubs, health spas or similar establishments, Licensed lounges, bars, night clubs, cabarets, Restaurants, cafes, bistros and confectioneries for the sale and consumption of food, and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Hotels and motels; Multi-family residential; Indoor recreation facilities, including racquet courts, fitness clubs, health spas or similar establishments; Licensed lounges, bars, night clubs, cabarets; Restaurants, cafes, bistros and confectioneries for the sale and consumption of food; Gift shops, antique stores, arts and crafts shops, sports shops including recreational equipment rental; Studios for art, music, theatre and dancing; Theatres and cinemas; Marinas including launching ramps, moorage, and boat rentals, but excluding marine service and repair; Tourist information booths; Outdoor recreation facilities, including golf courses including mini-golf, tennis courts, swimming pools, parks, picnic sites, playgrounds; Theme park attractions including water slides; Recreational vehicle parks; Conference centres; Buildings and structures accessory to the permitted use (Uses (b) to (o) are only permitted if a hotel or motel already exists (or is under construction) on the same site.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lots 1 and 2, District Lot 267, Kootenay District, Plan NEP18891 and a portion of Mulock Street: only the uses in Schedule F are permitted, in the areas shown there; maximum 106 multi-family units, 64 hotel timeshare units, 200 hotel suites and 3550 m² commercial
- **Minimum lot area:** 4000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% of the site area
- **Maximum density:** 50 dwelling units per gross hectare of site area (four hotel or motel units count as one dwelling unit); floor area ratio 1.5
- **Maximum height:** Hotel or motels 45 m; town houses 3 storeys or 9.5 m, whichever is less; apartments 20 m; outdoor water slides 30 m; all other uses 3 storeys or 12 m, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Setbacks apply to the external boundaries of the site being developed; Fences may not exceed 1.8 m in height; On the Schedule F lots, building heights are limited to those in Schedule G

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.23](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=106) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Invermere: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/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/invermere/zoning/res-3/_