{"title":"R5 zone in Kamloops: Residential 5","code":"R5","slug":"r5","name":"Residential 5","group":"Residential","section":"8.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single-Detached and Two-Unit Residential uses and accessory uses, including a Residential Suite, on medium-sized lots designated Suburban outside the Urban Area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single-Detached and Two-Unit Residential uses and accessory uses, including a Residential Suite, on medium-sized lots designated Suburban outside the Urban Area.","quotes":["The purpose of the R5 zone is to regulate the development of land for Single-Detached and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Detached Residential, including a Manufactured Home","Two-Unit Residential"],"quotes":["Single-Detached Residential, including a Manufactured Home","Two-Unit Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarders or Lodgers, or Short-Term Rental Accommodation, subject to Division 3, Section 3.20","Daycare, Home-Based","Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based","Residential Suite"],"quotes":["Boarders or Lodgers, or Short-Term Rental Accommodation, subject to","Daycare, Home-Based","Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based","Residential Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Daycare, Home-Based in a Two-Family Dwelling on Lot 25, Plan 24599 (4697 Strawberry Lane)"],"quotes":["Daycare, Home-Based in a Two-Family Dwelling, in the case of Lot 25,","(4697 Strawberry Lane)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"790 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 790 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (narrowest frontage)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width (narrowest frontage) 18 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Total for the site 40%; accessory buildings and accessory dwelling unit only 12% of lot area, to a maximum of 112 m²; impermeable surfaces 60%","quotes":["total combined for Site 40%","total combined for Accessory Buildings and 12% of Lot Area to a maximum of 112 m2","total lot coverage of Impermeable Surfaces 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"2 dwelling units per lot; 1 within the Red Zone or Foreset Area of the Silt Bluffs Hazard Zone DP Area or within the Rayleigh Waterworks District service area","quotes":["Maximum number of Dwelling Units on Lot 2","except within the Red Zone or Foreset","except parcels within the Rayleigh"]},"max_height":{"value":"Principal building 2 Storeys; any structure 12 m","quotes":["principal Building 2 Storeys","Maximum Structure Height 12 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory building over 10 m² 5 m; under 10 m² 3 m","quotes":["Accessory Building >10 m2 5m","Accessory Building <10 m2 3m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m on interior lots; 4.5 m on corner lots","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback","on interior Lots 6m","on Corner Lots 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"principal building 6 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m; accessory building adjacent to lane 1.5 m; rear street yard 6 m (1.5 m for accessory buildings under 10 m² where the adjacent yard is not a front yard)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback","principal Building 6m","Accessory Building >10 m2 1.0 m","Accessory Building adjacent to lane 1.5 m","Minimum rear Street Yard Setback 6m","except for Accessory Buildings <10 m2 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"principal building 1.5 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback","principal Building 1.5 m","Accessory Buildings >10 m2 1.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum side Street Yard Setback 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"side 1.0 m; rear 1.0 m (1.5 m adjacent to a lane) for accessory buildings over 10 m²","quotes":["Accessory Buildings >10 m2 1.0 m","Accessory Building >10 m2 1.0 m","Accessory Building adjacent to lane 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot street frontage 18 m on interior and corner lots (narrowest frontage); 15 m on cul-de-sac lots","Minimum building separation: 3 m between residential buildings; 1.5 m between a residential building and an accessory building","A Manufactured Home must be on a concrete foundation with skirting compatible with the building materials","Intensive Residential needs a development permit under the Intensive Residential Development Permit Area guidelines"],"quotes":["Minimum Lot Street frontage","on interior Lots 18 m","on Corner Lots (narrowest frontage) 18 m","on cul-de-sac Lots 15 m","Between Residential Buildings 3m","Between Residential Building and 1.5 m","A Manufactured Home must be placed on a concrete foundation with","Intensive Residential shall be subject to authorization of a development permit"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)","url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is placed online for convenience only; it is not the official or legal version, and certified copies are available from Legislative Services at City Hall. Zone T2 (Airport), section 11.6, is repealed and not listed. The bylaw is also published one section per file at https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/138848."},"source_url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=142","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}