{"title":"RL zone in Kent: Lake Area Residential Zone","code":"RL","slug":"rl","name":"Lake Area Residential Zone","group":"Rural","section":"9.3.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single family development along Harrison Lake and Rockwell Drive on lots not less than 400 square metres (4,300 square feet) with an approved community water and sewer system.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single family development along Harrison Lake and Rockwell Drive on lots not less than 400 square metres (4,300 square feet) with an approved community water and sewer system.","quotes":["The purpose of a Lake Area Residential (RL) zone is to provide for single family development","along Harrison Lake and Rockwell Drive on lots not less than 400 square metres (4,300 square"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["single-dwelling residential"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a RL zone:",".1 single-dwelling residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","secondary suite","home occupation","short-term commercial accommodation (guest unit)","short-term commercial accommodation (principal residence)"],"quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a RL zone:",".3 secondary suite",".4 home occupation"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"400 square metres (4,300 square feet) with community water and sewer and on a bare land strata lot; 550 square metres (5,920 square feet) with community water and sewer; 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres) with community water or sewer; 2.0 hectares (5 acres) without community water","quotes":["400 square metres (4,300 square","550 square metres (5,920 square","0.2 hectares (0.5 acres) minimum","2.0 hectares (5 acres) minimum"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 metres (59 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 18.0 metres (59 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 40% maximum"]},"max_density":{"value":"25 units per hectare (10 units per acre)","quotes":["Density 25 units per hectare (10 units per","acre) maximum"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 metres (30 feet) (single-dwelling residential and two-dwelling residential)","quotes":["single-dwelling residential and 9.0 metres (30 feet) maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.0 metres (13 feet) (lots less than 1,000 square metres); 6.0 metres (19 feet) (lots greater than 1,000 square metres)","quotes":["than 1,000 square metres 4.0 metres (13 feet) maximum","greater than square metres 6.0 metres (19 feet) maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["front lot line 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet); 5.5 metres (18 feet) on a bare land strata lot","quotes":["rear lot line 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum","rear lot line 5.5 metres (18 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres (5 feet)","quotes":["interior side lot line 1.5 metres (5 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres (15 feet); 3.0 metres (10 feet) on a bare land strata lot","quotes":["exterior side lot line 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum","exterior side lot line 3.0 metres (10 feet) minimum"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m (20 feet), rear 1.5 m (5 feet), exterior side 3.0 m (10 feet), interior side 1.5 m (5 feet)","quotes":["front lot line 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","rear lot line 1.5 metres (5 feet) minimum","exterior side lot line 3.0 metres (10 feet) minimum","interior side lot line 1.5 metres (5 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["No more than one single-dwelling residential use and one accessory building on any one lot","Single-dwelling residential only in a site built house or a manufactured home"],"quotes":["No more than one single-dwelling residential use, and one accessory","building is permitted on any one lot.","or a manufactured home."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca)."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=102","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rl/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rl.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rl.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}