R.7 zone in Lumby: Residential Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing

Lumby, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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.

Zone rules

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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Secondary suites Secondary detached dwellings Home Occupations
Minimum lot area	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)
Minimum lot width	14 m (corner lots 16 m); 9 m for lots with dwellings that straddle a lot line
Maximum lot coverage	50% of the lot, and 60% with driveways and parking areas; up to 75% with permeable surfaces
Maximum density	Lots under 280 m²: no more than three dwelling units; lots 280 m² and larger: no more than four dwelling units
Maximum height	Dwellings: lesser of 12 m or three storeys; community care facilities: 10 m
Front setback	4.5 m for dwellings (6 m for attached garages or carports); 10 m for community care facilities
Rear setback	6 m for dwellings and community care facilitiesThe bylaw gives the conversion as 26.25 feet, which does not match 6 m; verify.
Interior side setback	2 m for dwellings (dwellings may straddle a property line on one side at a party wall); 8 m for community care facilitiesThe bylaw gives the conversion as 19.68 feet, which does not match 2 m; verify.
Street side setback	4.5 m for dwellings and community care facilities (6 m for attached garages or carports)
Other rules	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)

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 897, 2024), s. 1207 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience only. Zone R.7 appears in the bylaw body but is missing from the zone list in s. 103. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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