{"title":"R3-A1 zone in Kitimat: Special Residential Multi-Family Zone","code":"R3-A1","slug":"r3-a1","name":"Special Residential Multi-Family Zone","group":"Residential","section":"9.4, Subdivision 9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Multi-Family Residence.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Multi-Family Residence"],"quotes":["Multi-Family Residence"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Occupation","Home Business Address"],"quotes":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Occupation","Home Business Address"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.5; maximum development 40 terrace dwelling units","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.5.","Maximum Development: 40 terrace dwelling units."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 metres","quotes":["Height of Building (Maximum): 9 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 7.5 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5.5 metres (end units of terrace); 1.8 metres (single storey garage)","quotes":["end units of Terrace - 5.5 metres;","single storey garage - 1.8 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Only terrace dwellings (and accessory buildings) are permitted buildings","Minimum distance between buildings: 9 metres","Two parking spaces per dwelling unit, plus one for every five dwelling units"],"quotes":["a. terrace dwellings;","Distance Between Buildings (Minimum): 9 metres.","Two parking spaces are required per dwelling unit, both of which","for every five dwelling units or part thereof."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)","url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District calls this a convenience copy and accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions; a certified copy is available from the Director of Corporate Administration. Zoning is not a separate bylaw; it sits in Part 9 of the Municipal Code (the zoning division is Part 9, Division 2)."},"source_url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=418","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}