---
title: "R-4 zone in Ladysmith: Multi-Family Mixed-Use"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: R-4
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-4.json"
---

# R-4 zone in Ladysmith: Multi-Family Mixed-Use

Accommodate multiple-unit developments and small-scale neighbourhood commercial operations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate multiple-unit developments and small-scale neighbourhood commercial operations.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Bakery; Coffee Shop; Commercial School; Community Care Facility; Convenience Store; Cottage Industry; Multiple-Unit Dwellings; Media Production Studio; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Retail Sales; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Based Business; Recreation Activity Space; Urban Agriculture
- **Minimum lot area:** 1336 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.28 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50.0 percent (not counting buildings used only for off-street parking); 60.0 percent where all required parking is underground
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 2.0; 60 units per hectare, with a density bonus to 100 or 180 units per hectare if listed amenities are provided
- **Maximum height:** 19.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 metres
- **Front setback:** 2.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 2.5 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 2.5 metres; side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre for up to 10.0 m² and 1.5 metres for over 10.0 m²; rear 1.0 metre for up to 10.0 m² and 1.5 metres for over 10.0 m²
- **Other rules:** No commercial use may exceed 200 square metres of gross floor area; Commercial uses may only be on the first storey; Combined Floor Space Ratio for all commercial uses on a parcel may not exceed 0.5; Fourth storey floor area may be up to 85.0 percent of the largest storey; fifth storey up to 80.0 percent of the fourth

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 10.10](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=102) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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/ladysmith/zoning/r-4/_