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title: "RS zone in Kimberley: Residential Standard"
place: Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kimberley
zone: RS
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/rs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning/rs.json"
---

# RS zone in Kimberley: Residential Standard

Accommodate a wide range of housing types and sizes to foster neighbourhood diversity, affordability and vitality.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a wide range of housing types and sizes to foster neighbourhood diversity, affordability and vitality.
- **Main uses:** Single unit dwelling; Duplex dwelling; Multiple unit dwelling; Group home
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling unit; Secondary suite; Home based business (classification 2) only with a single unit or duplex dwelling; Bed and breakfast with a single unit dwelling; Child care facility with a single unit or duplex dwelling; Accessory buildings and structures; Community commercial
- **Minimum lot area:** 275 m² (2,960 ft.²); 150 m² (1,615 ft.²) per parcel when subdivided along a common wall of a duplex dwelling or townhouse
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) minimum front parcel line (6 m / 19.7 ft. in the bulb of a cul-de-sac); 6 m (19.7 ft.) for each parcel subdivided along a common wall
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 0.4 (one dwelling unit); 0.5 (two); 0.6 (three); 0.65 (four or more)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5 (one dwelling unit); 0.6 (two); 1.0 (three); 2.0 (four or more)
- **Maximum height:** 9 m (29.5 ft.) single unit dwelling; 12 m (39 ft.) duplex or multiple unit dwelling
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m (26 ft.) if it contains an accessory dwelling unit; 6 m (19.7 ft.) otherwise
- **Front setback:** 2 m (6.6 ft.)
- **Rear setback:** 2 m (6.6 ft.)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (5 ft.); not required along a common wall parcel line
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 1.5 m (5 ft.), side 1.5 m (5 ft.), rear 1.5 m (5 ft.) where no developed rear lane or 0.5 m (1.6 ft.) where a developed rear lane exists
- **Other rules:** Outdoor amenity area of at least 3.0 m² per dwelling unit; A multiple unit dwelling parcel may have no more than six principal dwelling units (up to ten in one building with a housing agreement for affordable housing); A parcel with a principal dwelling unit may have no more than one secondary suite and one accessory dwelling unit

## 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. 7.04](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/133474#page=37) (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/rs/_