---
title: "R4-B zone in Kitimat: Bed & Breakfast Inn Residential Zone"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: R4-B
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/r4-b/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/r4-b.json"
---

# R4-B zone in Kitimat: Bed & Breakfast Inn Residential Zone

Main uses: Bed and Breakfast Inn.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Bed and Breakfast Inn
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling unit for owner/operator
- **Minimum lot area:** .2 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.75
- **Front setback:** 9 m or more
- **Rear setback:** 9 m or more
- **Interior side setback:** 5.5 m or more
- **Street side setback:** 9 m or more (side yards bounded by a street)
- **Other rules:** Yards next to a residential zone or park need a landscape screen at least 2 m wide and 1.5 m high; Parking: two stalls plus one per guest room and one per employee who does not live on-site; Signs: single unilluminated fascia or freestanding sign up to .6m2, maximum 2m high if freestanding

## 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 14](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=435) (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/r4-b/_