{"title":"R3-B zone in Kitimat: Multi-Family and Interim Residential Dormitory Zone","code":"R3-B","slug":"r3-b","name":"Multi-Family and Interim Residential Dormitory Zone","group":"Residential","section":"9.4, Subdivision 10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Multi-Family Residence, Residential Dormitory (until August 31, 2035).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Multi-Family Residence","Residential Dormitory (until August 31, 2035)"],"quotes":["Multi-Family Residence","Residential Dormitory until August 31, 2035"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Occupation","Home Business Address","Dormitory accessory uses until August 31, 2035: Coffee shop; Restaurant or dining lounge; Neighbourhood pub; Personal service shops; Recreational facilities; Emergency medical clinic; Industrial laundry; Transportation shuttle service and associated amenities"],"quotes":["Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Home Occupation","Home Business Address","Permitted Accessory Uses to a Residential Dormitory,","also until August 31, 2035:","Coffee shop;","Restaurant or dining lounge;","Neighbourhood pub;","Personal service shops;","Recreational facilities;","Emergency medical clinic;","Industrial laundry;","Transportation shuttle service and associated"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Multi-family: apartment 185 m² per dwelling unit (minimum 930 m²); terrace dwelling 375 m² per dwelling unit. Residential Dormitory: 12 ha","quotes":["a. Apartment; 185 m2 per dwelling unit subject to a minimum","of 930 m2;","b. Terrace dwelling unit; 375 m2 per dwelling unit","Lot Area (Minimum): 12 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Multi-family: 6 metres per dwelling unit, minimum 30 metres. Residential Dormitory: 500 metres","quotes":["Lot Frontage (Minimum): 6 metres per dwelling unit subject to a","minimum of 30 metres.","Lot Frontage (Minimum): 500 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% (multi-family); 50% (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25%","Lot Coverage (Maximum): 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Multi-family floor area ratio: apartment 0.75, terrace 0.5. Residential Dormitory: base 360 sleeping accommodation units, more with bonus amenities","quotes":["a. Apartment 0.75;","b. Terrace 0.5","Base Bonus A Bonus B Bonus C","a. Sleeping 360 240 480 1024"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 metres (multi-family); 12.5 metres (Residential Dormitory)","quotes":["Height of Building (Maximum): 9 metres","Height of Building (Maximum): 12.5 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 metres (multi-family); Residential Dormitory: 75 metres for a building with reception/lobby, 4.5 metres for all other buildings","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres","a. Building with reception/lobby: 75 metres;","b. all other buildings: 4.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 7.5 metres","Read Yard (Minimum): 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Multi-family: apartment 7.5 metres; end units of terrace 5.5 metres; single storey garage 1.8 metres. Residential Dormitory: dormitory buildings 4.5 metres; building with exclusively accessory uses 3 metres; single storey garage 1.8 metres","quotes":["a. Apartment: 7.5 metres","b. End units of terrace: 5.5 metres","c. Single storey garage: 1.8 metres","a. Dormitory building(s): 4.5 metres","b. Building with exclusively accessory uses: 3 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum distance between buildings: 9 metres","The Residential Dormitory use is only permitted until August 31, 2035","No single dormitory building wing may contain more than 174 sleeping accommodation units","Corner lot setbacks are set by section 9.4.1.6"],"quotes":["Distances Between Buildings (Minimum): 9 metres","permitted until August 31, 2035:","No single dormitory building wing may contain more than 174","sleeping accommodation units.","Building Setbacks on a Corner Lot: Refer to 9.4.1.6."]}},"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=419","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-b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}