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title: "R3-C zone in Kitimat: Social Housing Development Zone"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: R3-C
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/r3-c/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-c.json"
---

# R3-C zone in Kitimat: Social Housing Development Zone

Main uses: Social Housing, Senior Citizens Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Social Housing; Senior Citizens Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Business Address; Day Care (Child); Day Care (Adult); Education; Office; Personal Service Shop; Public Assembly; Restaurant; Retail Trade
- **Minimum lot area:** 185 sq m per dwelling unit, minimum 1,110 sq m (residential); 0.75 ha (all uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **Maximum density:** Residential floor area ratio 0.5 (secondary uses 0.3); maximum 55 units
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 metres
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.4, Subdivision 11](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=427) (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/r3-c/_