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title: "R.3 zone in Lumby: Residential Multiple Family"
place: Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lumby
zone: R.3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 897, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-3.json"
---

# R.3 zone in Lumby: Residential Multiple Family

Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Multiple family dwellings, Four family dwellings, Row housing dwellings, Three family dwellings, and 4 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Accessory buildings and structures; Multiple family dwellings; Four family dwellings; Row housing dwellings; Three family dwellings; Two family dwellings; Single family dwellings; Adult retirement housing (one, two, three and four family dwellings); Community Care Facilities
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupations
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m² (single, two, three or four family dwellings); 800 m² (multiple family, five to eight units); 1,100 m² (multiple family, nine or more units); 200 m² per row housing unit (end unit 300 m²); 500 m² (Community Care Facilities); 300 m² per unit of subdivided two, three or four family dwellings; 350 m² per adult retirement housing unit on its own lot (The consolidated text shows both old and amended wording together; verify which applies.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 14 m (corner lots 16 m) for single, two, three and four family dwellings; 27 m (multiple family, five to eight units); 31 m (multiple family, nine or more units); 10 m for the end unit and 7 m for internal units of subdivided dwellings (The consolidated text shows both old and amended wording together; verify which applies.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot, and 60% with driveways and parking areas; up to 75% with permeable surfaces (The text shows 40%/50%/65% and 50%/60%/75% together (amendment); verify which applies.)
- **Maximum density:** Multiple family dwellings: 60 units per hectare; adult retirement housing: 22 units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** Residential dwellings: lesser of 9 m or two storeys (lots over 7% slope: 7 m above the road or rear lot line, up to 11 m); multiple family dwellings: lesser of 12 m or three storeys; all other uses: 10 m (The consolidated text shows both old and amended wording together; verify which applies.)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m for single, two, three and four family dwellings (6 m for attached garages or carports); 6 m for all other dwellings and uses
- **Rear setback:** 8 m for single, two, three, four and multiple family dwellings, Community Care Facilities, and assembly, public service and civic use; 6 m for row housing and adult retirement housing (the text also lists 6 m for single, two, three and four family dwellings) (The consolidated text shows both old and amended wording together; verify which applies.)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m for single, two, three and four family dwellings and multiple family dwellings up to two storeys; 3 m for multiple family dwellings over two storeys (The consolidated text shows both old and amended wording together; verify which applies.)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m for single, two, three and four family dwellings (6 m for attached garages or carports); 4 m for all other buildings up to two storeys (6 m for attached garages or carports); 6 m for all other buildings higher than two storeys
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building; Row housing: each structure has four to eight side-by-side units, each with a rear yard with access to a lane, and pairs of units staggered at least 1 m; Community Care Facilities and adult retirement housing not permitted on lots smaller than 0.4 ha; Usable open space required for each multiple family dwelling unit: 45 m² (three-bedroom), 35 m² (two-bedroom), 25 m² (one-bedroom or bachelor)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 897, 2024), s. 1203](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189#page=88) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Lumby: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/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/lumby/zoning/r-3/_