R4 zone in Merritt: Residential Modular Home

Merritt, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. 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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