---
title: "R3-D zone in Kitimat: Multi-Family Residential"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: R3-D
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-d/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r3-d.json"
---

# R3-D zone in Kitimat: Multi-Family Residential

Main uses: Multi-Family Development.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Multi-Family Development
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Day Care (Child); Day Care (Adult); Home Occupation; Home Business Address
- **Minimum lot area:** Apartment buildings 155 sq m per dwelling unit (minimum 930 sq m); terrace dwelling buildings 200 sq m per dwelling unit (minimum 1000 sq m)
- **Minimum lot width:** 2.6 metres per dwelling unit, minimum 30 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 28%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio: terrace dwelling buildings 0.7; apartment dwellings 0.82
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 metres; 9.0 metres within 20 metres of an abutting property zoned R1-A, R1-B, R1-C, R2-A, or R2-B
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 metres
- **Other rules:** Minimum distance between buildings: apartment buildings 9.0 metres; terrace dwellings with five or more units 9.0 m; three or four units 3.0 m; Corner lot setbacks are set by section 9.4.1.6

## 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 12](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=430) (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-d/_