---
title: "R5 zone in Kamloops: Residential 5"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: R5
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r5.json"
---

# R5 zone in Kamloops: Residential 5

Single-Detached and Two-Unit Residential uses and accessory uses, including a Residential Suite, on medium-sized lots designated Suburban outside the Urban Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single-Detached and Two-Unit Residential uses and accessory uses, including a Residential Suite, on medium-sized lots designated Suburban outside the Urban Area.
- **Main uses:** Single-Detached Residential, including a Manufactured Home; Two-Unit Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Daycare, Home-Based in a Two-Family Dwelling on Lot 25, Plan 24599 (4697 Strawberry Lane)
- **Minimum lot area:** 790 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (narrowest frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Principal building 2 Storeys; any structure 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory building over 10 m² 5 m; under 10 m² 3 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m on interior lots; 4.5 m on corner lots
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** principal building 1.5 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** side 1.0 m; rear 1.0 m (1.5 m adjacent to a lane) for accessory buildings over 10 m²
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 8.5](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=142) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kamloops: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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/kamloops/zoning/r5/_