{"title":"R7 zone in Kamloops: Residential 7","code":"R7","slug":"r7","name":"Residential 7","group":"Residential","section":"8.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single Detached Residential uses and accessory uses, including Residential Suites, on medium-sized lots designated Suburban outside the Urban Area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single Detached Residential uses and accessory uses, including Residential Suites, on medium-sized lots designated Suburban outside the Urban Area.","quotes":["The purpose of the R7 zone is to regulate the development of land for Single Detached"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Detached Residential"],"quotes":["Single-Detached 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":["Kinesiology clinic, maximum one staff Person, on Lot 54, Plan 20148 (1228 Clearview Drive)","Daycare Facility, Commercial, maximum 22 children, on Lot 91, Plan 21885 (1203 Highridge Drive)","Keeping of two llamas on Lot 25, Plan 22257 (1235 Vaughn Place)","Keeping of two horses on part of Lot 1, Plan 43910 (5955 Pringle Road)"],"quotes":["A kinesiology clinic to a maximum of one staff Person in the case of Lot 54,","(1228 Clearview Drive)","Daycare Facility, Commercial, to a maximum of 22 children in the case of Lot 91,","(1203 Highridge Drive)","The keeping of two llamas in the case of Lot 25, Plan 22257, K.D.Y.D. (1235","The keeping of two horses in the case of Part of Lot 1, Plan 43910, K.D.Y.D.,","(5955 Pringle Road)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,400 m² (1,200 m² at Parcel C, Plan 21885, 1261 Highridge Drive)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1,400 m²","(1261 Highridge Drive) is 1,200 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 35%; accessory buildings and accessory dwelling unit only 12% of lot area, to a maximum of 112 m²; impermeable surfaces 50%","quotes":["total combined for Site 35%","total combined for Accessory Buildings and 12% of Lot Area to a maximum of 112 m2","total lot coverage of Impermeable Surfaces 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"2 dwelling units per lot; 1 within the Red Zone or Foreset Area of the Silt Bluffs Hazard Zone DP Area","quotes":["Maximum number of Dwelling Units on Lot 2","except within the Red Zone or Foreset"]},"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=148","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/r7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}