{"title":"R.7 zone in Lumby: Residential Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing","code":"R.7","slug":"r-7","name":"Residential Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing","group":"Residential","section":"1207","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Single family dwellings, two family dwellings, three family dwellings and four family dwellings, Community care facilities, Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Single family dwellings, two family dwellings, three family dwellings and four family dwellings","Community care facilities","Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures","Single family dwellings, two family dwellings, three family dwellings and","four family dwellings","Community care facilities subject to the provisions of Section 1201.9.a","Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses subject to the provisions of"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suites","Secondary detached dwellings","Home Occupations"],"quotes":["Secondary suites subject to the provisions of Section 410","Secondary detached dwellings subject to the provisions of Section 412","Home Occupations subject to the provisions of Section 409"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m² (corner lots 560 m²); community care facilities 560 m² (corner lots 650 m²); 350 m² for lots with dwellings that straddle a lot line (with a Section 219 covenant registered on title)","quotes":["a. 450 m2 (4,844 square feet), except that corner lots shall have an area not","less than 560 m2 (6,028 square feet); or","b. 560 m2 (6,028 square feet) for community care facilities, except that","corner lots shall have an area not less than 650 m2 (6,997 square feet).","c. 350 m2 for lots with proposed or existing dwellings that straddle a lot line","a Section 219 covenant has been registered on the title of the lot to"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"14 m (corner lots 16 m); 9 m for lots with dwellings that straddle a lot line","quotes":["a. 14 m (45.93 feet), except that corner lots shall have a road frontage of not","less than 16 m (52.49 feet); or","b. 9 m (29.53 feet) for lots with dwellings that straddle a lot line pursuant to"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of the lot, and 60% with driveways and parking areas; up to 75% with permeable surfaces","quotes":["50% and together with driveways and parking areas, shall not exceed 60%.","Lot coverage may be increased to a maximum of 75% with use of permeable"]},"max_density":{"value":"Lots under 280 m²: no more than three dwelling units; lots 280 m² and larger: no more than four dwelling units","quotes":["a. On properties which are less than 280 m2 (3,014 square feet), no more","than three dwelling units are permitted per lot.","b. On properties which are 280 m2 (3,014 square feet) and larger, no more","than four dwelling units are permitted per lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"Dwellings: lesser of 12 m or three storeys; community care facilities: 10 m","quotes":["a. the lesser of 12 m (39.37 feet) or three storeys for dwellings.","b. 10 m (32.81 feet) for community care facilities."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m for dwellings (6 m for attached garages or carports); 10 m for community care facilities","quotes":["i. 4.5 m (14.76 feet) for dwellings, except that it is 6 m (19.68 feet) for","ii. 10 m (32.81 feet) for community care facilities"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m for dwellings and community care facilities","note":"The bylaw gives the conversion as 26.25 feet, which does not match 6 m; verify.","quotes":["of not less than 6 m (26.25 feet) for dwellings and community care"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2 m for dwellings (dwellings may straddle a property line on one side at a party wall); 8 m for community care facilities","note":"The bylaw gives the conversion as 19.68 feet, which does not match 2 m; verify.","quotes":["i. 2 m (19.68 feet) for dwellings except that dwellings shall be allowed to","ii. 8 m (26.25 feet) for community care facilities."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m for dwellings and community care facilities (6 m for attached garages or carports)","quotes":["applicable, be provided with a depth of not less than 4.5 m (14.76 feet) for","dwellings and community care facilities except that it is 6 m (19.68 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building","Up to two accessory residential buildings per dwelling unit (single and two family), one per dwelling unit (three and four family)"],"quotes":["Buildings shall not be sited within 3 m (9.842 feet) of any other building.","two (2) accessory residential buildings per dwelling unit (single and two","building per dwelling unit (three and four family only)."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 897, 2024)","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. Zone R.7 appears in the bylaw body but is missing from the zone list in s. 103."},"source_url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189#page=104","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/index.json"}}