{"title":"R3-C zone in Kitimat: Social Housing Development Zone","code":"R3-C","slug":"r3-c","name":"Social Housing Development Zone","group":"Residential","section":"9.4, Subdivision 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Social Housing, Senior Citizens Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Social Housing","Senior Citizens Housing"],"quotes":["Social Housing","Senior Citizens Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Business Address","Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Education","Office","Personal Service Shop","Public Assembly","Restaurant","Retail Trade"],"quotes":["Home Business Address","Day Care (Child)","Day Care (Adult)","Education","Office","Personal Service Shop","Public Assembly","Restaurant","Retail Trade"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"185 sq m per dwelling unit, minimum 1,110 sq m (residential); 0.75 ha (all uses)","quotes":["Lot Area (Minimum): 185 sq m per dwelling unit, subject to a","minimum of 1,110 sq m","Lot Area: 0.75 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40 metres","quotes":["Lot Frontage (Minimum): 40 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Residential floor area ratio 0.5 (secondary uses 0.3); maximum 55 units","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.5","Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.3","Maximum Development: 55 units"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 metres","quotes":["Height of Buildings (Maximum): 15 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":"5.0 metres","quotes":["Side Yard (Minimum): 5.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Residential use is permitted on the ground floor; secondary uses must be below or abut residential units","Retail Trade is limited to 750 sq m per distinct unit","Minimum distance between buildings: 5.0 metres","Yards next to zones where the principal use is residential need a landscape screen at least 2.0 m wide and 1.5 m high"],"quotes":["Residential use is permitted on the ground floor; secondary uses","must be below or abut residential unit(s)","Area for Retail Trade (Maximum): 750 sq m per distinct unit","Distances Between Buildings (Minimum): 5.0 metres","must include a landscape screen no less than 2.0m wide and","1.5m high."]}},"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=427","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-c/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-c.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-c.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}