---
title: "RRSTA zone in Kimberley: Resort Residential Standard Tourist Accommodation"
place: Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kimberley
zone: RRSTA
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1850, 1994 (consolidated for convenience to Amending Bylaw 2795, January 14, 2026); Alpine Resort Zoning Bylaw No. 2016, 1999 (consolidated to Amending Bylaw 2794, January 14, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/rrsta/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/rrsta.json"
---

# RRSTA zone in Kimberley: Resort Residential Standard Tourist Accommodation

A wide range of housing types and sizes on the Kimberley Alpine Resort lands, with limited provision for tourist accommodation

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of housing types and sizes on the Kimberley Alpine Resort lands, with limited provision for tourist accommodation
- **Main uses:** single unit dwelling; duplex dwelling; multiple unit dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory dwelling unit; secondary suite; home based business; bed and breakfast, as an accessory use to the principal dwelling unit of a single unit dwelling; tourist accommodation, as an accessory use to the principal dwelling unit of a single unit dwelling; accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 275 m² (150 m² each when subdivided along a common wall of a duplex dwelling or townhouse)
- **Minimum lot width:** Minimum front parcel line 7.5 m (24.6 ft.); 6 m (19.7 ft.) in the bulb of a cul-de-sac; 6 m for each parcel when subdivided along a common wall
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 0.4 (one dwelling unit); 0.5 (two); 0.60 (three); 0.65 (four or more)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio: 0.5 (one dwelling unit); 0.6 (two units); 1.0 (three units); 2.0 (four or more units). One single unit, duplex or multiple unit dwelling per parcel; multiple unit dwelling max six units (ten with an affordable housing agreement)
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m (25 ft.) single unit or duplex dwelling; 10.7 m (35 ft.) multiple unit dwelling
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (19.7 ft.) if it contains an accessory dwelling unit; 4.5 m (15 ft.) otherwise
- **Front setback:** 2 m (6.6 ft.)
- **Rear setback:** 2 m (6.6 ft.)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.5 m (8.2 ft.); does not apply along a common wall parcel line
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 1.5 m (5 ft.), rear 1.5 m (5 ft.), side 2.5 m (8.2 ft.)
- **Other rules:** A single unit dwelling may be used for tourist accommodation of not more than eight guests when not occupied for residential use; A secondary suite in a single unit dwelling may be used for tourist accommodation of not more than four guests; At least 20% of the parcel (excluding patios, decks, driveways and parking) must be landscaped and permeable; Each dwelling unit needs at least 3.0 m² of outdoor amenity area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1850, 1994 (consolidated for convenience to Amending Bylaw 2795, January 14, 2026); Alpine Resort Zoning Bylaw No. 2016, 1999 (consolidated to Amending Bylaw 2794, January 14, 2026), s. 7.12](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/133475#page=45) (read 2026-11-07)

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