---
title: "G4 zone in Kitimat: Recreation Zone Regulations"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: G4
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/g4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/g4.json"
---

# G4 zone in Kitimat: Recreation Zone Regulations

Main uses: Public, Private, or Commercial Recreation Facility including Campground, Club, Golf Course, and Marina, Temporary Uses, Attached or detached residence with not more than two dwelling units, Commercial kitchen for off-site catering.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Public, Private, or Commercial Recreation Facility including Campground, Club, Golf Course, and Marina; Temporary Uses; Attached or detached residence with not more than two dwelling units; Commercial kitchen for off-site catering
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Coffee shop, dining room, lounge or retail store associated with principal use; Temporary Uses; Home business address or home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 15%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.15
- **Maximum height:** 9 metres
- **Front setback:** 9 m or more
- **Rear setback:** 9 m or more
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m or more
- **Other rules:** Any yard opposite to or abutting a residential zone must be 9 m or more and include a 2 m wide landscaped buffer

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.7, Subdivision 8](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=508) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kitimat: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/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/kitimat/zoning/g4/_