---
title: "R8 zone in Kamloops: Residential 8"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: R8
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/r8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r8.json"
---

# R8 zone in Kamloops: Residential 8

Single-Detached Residential use and accessory uses, including Residential Suites, on large lots designated Suburban or Rural outside the Urban Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single-Detached Residential use and accessory uses, including Residential Suites, on large lots designated Suburban or Rural outside the Urban Area.
- **Main uses:** Single-Detached Residential, including Manufactured Home
- **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:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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)
- **Minimum lot width:** 24 m (narrowest frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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
- **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 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 8.8](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=151) (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/r8/_