{"title":"R4 zone in Merritt: Residential Modular Home","code":"R4","slug":"r4","name":"Residential Modular Home","group":"Residential","section":"7.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate Modular Buildings located within a common Parcel.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate Modular Buildings located within a common Parcel.","quotes":["The Residential Modular Home zone is intended to regulate the development of Modular"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome","Dwelling, Single Detached","Dwelling Semi-Detached","Modular Home Park"],"quotes":["a. Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment;","b. Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome;","c. Dwelling, Single Detached;","d. Dwelling Semi-Detached;","e. Modular Home Park."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Dwelling, Detached Secondary","Home-based Business","Secondary Suite","Security/ Operator Suite"],"quotes":["a. Accessory Building;","b. Dwelling, Detached Secondary;","c. Home-based Business;","d. Secondary Suite;","e. Security/ Operator Suite."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Modular Home Park parent parcel 2500 m² (each modular home lot 160 m²); Single Detached 160 m² lane access, 180 m² front access, 220 m² corner; Semi-Detached 180 m² (225 m² corner); Apartment or Townhome 225 m² (270 m² corner)","quotes":["Parent Parcel 2500 m2 50 metres 50 metres","160 m2 8 metres 20 metres","Front Access 180 m2 9 metres 20 metres","Corner 220 m2 11 metres 20 metres","Lane Access 180 m2 12 metres 15 metres","Corner 225 m2 15 metres 15 metres","Lane Access 225 m2 15 metres 15 metres","270 m 18 metres 15 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Modular Home Park parent parcel 50 metres (modular home lot 8 metres); Single Detached 8 metres lane access, 9 metres front access, 11 metres corner; Semi-Detached 12 metres (15 metres corner); Apartment or Townhome 15 metres (18 metres corner)","quotes":["Parent Parcel 2500 m2 50 metres 50 metres","160 m2 8 metres 20 metres","Front Access 180 m2 9 metres 20 metres","Corner 220 m2 11 metres 20 metres","Lane Access 180 m2 12 metres 15 metres","Corner 225 m2 15 metres 15 metres","270 m 18 metres 15 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% for Modular Home Park and Apartment/Townhome (up to 85% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["70%, except","70%, except","increased to a maximum of 85% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Modular Home Park: 60 units per hectare; Single/Semi-Detached: 3 dwelling units on parcels up to 280 m2, or 4 units or 40 per hectare (whichever is greater) on larger parcels; Apartment or Townhome: 3 units up to 280 m2, or 4 units or 60 per hectare (whichever is greater) on larger parcels","quotes":["60 units per","280 m2: 3","Units or 40","Units or 60","whichever"]},"max_height":{"value":"Modular Home Park: lesser of 12 metres or 2.5 storeys; all other principal buildings: lesser of 14 metres or 3 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 12","metres or 2.5","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","metres or 1.5","Lesser of 10.5","metres or 2"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres (Modular Home Park; lane access); 5 metres (front access, corner, pie-shaped); 3 metres excluding the panhandle access (panhandle)","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres","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,"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres (Modular Home Park, front access, corner, panhandle, pie-shaped); 5 metres (lane access for Single/Semi-Detached)","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres","3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 metres","3 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (Modular Home Park); 1.2 metres (all other uses); 0 metres between shared Parcel Line units of Semi-Detached or Townhome dwellings","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres","3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","is 0 metres","where adjoining units share a Parcel Line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 metres (Modular Home Park); 2.8 metres (corner, pie-shaped, panhandle); 6 metres (Apartment/Townhome corner); not applicable on lane and front access parcels","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres 2.8 metres 3 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres 6 metres 3 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 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":["A modular home must be certified to conform to the CSA Standard A277","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":["a. A modular home must be certified to conform to the CSA Standard A277.","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=107","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/r4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}