{"title":"R8 zone in Kamloops: Residential 8","code":"R8","slug":"r8","name":"Residential 8","group":"Residential","section":"8.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single-Detached Residential use and accessory uses, including Residential Suites, on large lots designated Suburban or Rural outside the Urban Area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single-Detached Residential use and accessory uses, including Residential Suites, on large lots designated Suburban or Rural outside the Urban Area.","quotes":["The purpose of the R8 zone is to regulate the development of land for Single-Detached"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Detached Residential, including Manufactured Home"],"quotes":["Single-Detached Residential, including Manufactured Home"]},"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":["Automobile Service on Lot 3, Plan 17711 (606 Lister Road)","Coffee/gift shop and computer repair on Lot 8, Plan 8303 (4097 Yellowhead Highway)","One-Person certified reflexology clinic on Lot C, Plan 17695 (4987 Spurraway Road)","Post Office and antique dealer accessory to a Single-Family residence on Lot 5, Plan 1496 (506 Tod Mountain Road)","Garden Suite on Lot A, Sect. 20, Twp. 21, Rge. 17 (182 Hyas Place)"],"quotes":["Automobile Service in the case of Lot 3, Plan 17711, K.D.Y.D. (606 Lister","Coffee/gift shop and computer repair in the case of Lot 8, Plan 8303,","(4097 Yellowhead Highway)","One-Person certified reflexology clinic in the case of Lot C, Plan 17695,","(4987 Spurraway Road)","Post Office and antique dealer accessory to a Single-Family residence in","(506 Tod Mountain Road)","Garden Suite in the case of Lot A, Sect. 20, Twp. 21, Rge. 17, W6M,","(182 Hyas Place)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,858 m² (1,690 m² at 4600 Spurraway Road and 212, 208 and 207 Chetwynd Drive; 1,682.2 m² for a Single-Family Dwelling at 395 Puett Ranch Road; 1,444 m² at 2002 High Schylea Drive)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1,858 m²","minimum Lot Area shall not be less than 1,690 m²).","shall be 1,682.2 m².","Area shall be 1,444 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24 m (narrowest frontage)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width (narrowest frontage) 24 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%; accessory buildings 170 m² at 606 Lister Road","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%","maximum Lot Coverage for Accessory Buildings shall be 170 m²."]},"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 24 m on interior and corner lots (narrowest frontage); 18 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 24 m","on Corner Lots (narrowest frontage) 24 m","on cul-de-sac Lots 18 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=151","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/r8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}