---
title: "R4 zone in Merritt: Residential Modular Home"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: R4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r4.json"
---

# R4 zone in Merritt: Residential Modular Home

Regulate Modular Buildings located within a common Parcel.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regulate Modular Buildings located within a common Parcel.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment; Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome; Dwelling, Single Detached; Dwelling Semi-Detached; Modular Home Park
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Dwelling, Detached Secondary; Home-based Business; Secondary Suite; Security/ Operator Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 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)
- **Minimum lot width:** 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)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% for Modular Home Park and Apartment/Townhome (up to 85% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Modular Home Park: lesser of 12 metres or 2.5 storeys; all other principal buildings: lesser of 14 metres or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory Building: lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys; Detached Secondary Dwelling: lesser of 10.5 metres or 2 storeys
- **Front setback:** 3 metres (Modular Home Park; lane access); 5 metres (front access, corner, pie-shaped); 3 metres excluding the panhandle access (panhandle)
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres (Modular Home Park, front access, corner, panhandle, pie-shaped); 5 metres (lane access for Single/Semi-Detached)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (Modular Home Park); 1.2 metres (all other uses); 0 metres between shared Parcel Line units of Semi-Detached or Townhome dwellings
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.7](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=107) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Merritt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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/merritt/zoning/r4/_