{"title":"R3 zone in Merritt: Small Parcel Residential","code":"R3","slug":"r3","name":"Small Parcel Residential","group":"Residential","section":"7.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small and narrow parcels with Single Detached, Semi-Detached, Townhome and Apartment residential, plus Detached Secondary Dwellings, Home-based Business and Secondary Suites.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small and narrow parcels with Single Detached, Semi-Detached, Townhome and Apartment residential, plus Detached Secondary Dwellings, Home-based Business and Secondary Suites.","quotes":["The purpose of the Small Parcel Residential zone is to provide for the establishment of"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome","Dwelling, Single Detached","Dwelling, Semi-Detached"],"quotes":["a. Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment;","b. Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome;","c. Dwelling, Single Detached;","d. Dwelling, Semi-Detached."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Dwelling, Detached Secondary","Home-based Business","Secondary Suite","Urban Agriculture","Short-Term Rental (discretionary)"],"note":"Short-Term Rental needs approval from the Development Approving Officer.","quotes":["a. Accessory Building;","b. Dwelling, Detached Secondary;","c. Home-based Business;","d. Secondary Suite;","e. Urban Agriculture.","a. Short-Term Rental."]},"site_specific":{"value":["LOT A, PLAN EPP27753, District Lot 125 (PID 029-292-484): front and/or rear setback may be reduced to 3 metres if there is no vehicle Access to the Parcel"],"quotes":["as LOT A, PLAN EPP27753, DISTRICT LOT 125, KAMLOOPS DIV OF YALE","may be reduced to 3 metres if there is no vehicle Access to the Parcel."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single Detached: 112.5 m² (135 m² corner); Semi-Detached: 180 m² (225 m² corner); Apartment or Townhome: 225 m² (270 m² corner)","quotes":["Lane Access 112.5 m2","Corner 135 m","Lane Access 180 m","Corner 225 m","Lane Access 225 m","Corner 270 m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Single Detached: 7.5 metres (9 metres corner); Semi-Detached: 12 metres (15 metres corner); Apartment or Townhome: 15 metres (18 metres corner)","quotes":["112.5 m2 7.5 metres 15 metres","135 m 9 metres 15 metres","180 m 12 metres 15 metres","225 m 15 metres 15 metres","270 m 18 metres 15 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"85% for Apartment and Townhome (up to 95% with permeable surfaces on at least 10% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["85%,","increased to a maximum of 95% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 10% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Single Detached or Semi-Detached: 3 dwelling units on parcels up to 280 m2, or 4 dwelling units or 60 per hectare (whichever is greater) on larger parcels; Apartment or Townhome: 3 units up to 280 m2, or 4 units or 90 per hectare (whichever is greater) on larger parcels","quotes":["280 m2: 3","Units or 60","Units or 90","whichever"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 14 metres or 3 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 14","metres or 3"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory Building: lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys; Detached Secondary Dwelling: lesser of 10.5 metres or 2 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 5","1.5 storeys","10.5 metres","or 2 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres (lane access); 5 metres (front access, corner, back to back, pie-shaped); 3 metres excluding the panhandle access (panhandle)","quotes":["3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 3 metres","3 metres, not"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5 metres (lane access, back to back); 3 metres (front access, corner, panhandle, pie-shaped)","quotes":["3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 5 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 3 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres; 0 metres between shared Parcel Line units of Semi-Detached or Townhome dwellings","quotes":["3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","is 0 metres","where adjoining units share a Parcel Line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.8 metres (corner, back to back, pie-shaped, panhandle); not applicable on lane and front access parcels","quotes":["5 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 3 metres","3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory Building: front Front Building Line, side 1.2 metres, rear 1.2 metres; Detached Secondary Dwelling: front Front Building Line, interior side 1.2 metres, exterior side 2.8 metres, rear 1.2 metres","quotes":["Building 1.2 metres 1.2 metres","1.2 metres 2.8 metres"]},"other":{"value":["If a Parcel has multiple Accesses, the front, exterior side and/or rear setback for a Principal Building is 5 metres","Minimum separation: 3 metres between Principal Buildings; 1.5 metres between Accessory Buildings and other Structures","Private Open Space is required for each Apartment or Townhome unit (5 m2 to 10 m2 depending on bedrooms)"],"quotes":["the corresponding Front, Exterior Side, and/or Rear Setback for a Principal","Building is 5 metres.","i. 3 metres between Principal Buildings;","iii. 1.5 metres between Accessory Buildings and other Structures.","i. 10 m2 for each three or more bedroom unit; and","iii. 5 m2 for each one bedroom unit or bachelor unit."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."},"source_url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=103","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}