{"title":"R7 zone in Merritt: Medium Density Residential","code":"R7","slug":"r7","name":"Medium Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"7.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Higher-intensity, pedestrian-oriented residential development, including row houses, back-to-back townhomes, stacked townhomes and apartment buildings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Higher-intensity, pedestrian-oriented residential development, including row houses, back-to-back townhomes, stacked townhomes and apartment buildings.","quotes":["The Medium Density Residential zone is oriented towards providing higher-intensity,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment","Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome"],"quotes":["a. Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment.","b. Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Daycare Centre, Major","Daycare Centre, Minor","Home-based Business","Secondary Suite, in a Multiple Unit Townhome Dwelling","Short-Term Rental (discretionary)"],"note":"Short-Term Rental needs approval from the Development Approving Officer.","quotes":["a. Accessory Building;","b. Daycare Centre, Major;","c. Daycare Centre, Minor;","d. Home-based Business;","e. Secondary Suite, in a Multiple Unit Townhome Dwelling.","a. Short-Term Rental."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 26, Plan KAP60575 (4100 Belshaw Street): maximum 73 Dwelling Units; minimum floor area 32.2 m2 (bachelor suite) and 46 m2 (one-bedroom suite); maximum principal building height 16.75 metres"],"quotes":["On Lot 26, Plan KAP60575 (4100 Belshaw Street) the following regulations apply","a. Maximum Density: 73 Dwelling Units","i. Bachelor Suite: 32.2 m2;","ii. One-bedroom suite: 46 m2.","c. Maximum Height of principal building: 16.75 metres"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Apartment: 360 m² (400 m² corner); Townhome: 360 m² (400 m² corner; 324 m² pie-shaped)","quotes":["Lane Access 360 m2 18 metres 20 metres","Corner 400 m2 20 metres 20 metres","Pie 324 m2 18 metres 20 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 metres (20 metres corner)","quotes":["Lane Access 360 m2 18 metres 20 metres","Corner 400 m2 20 metres 20 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80% for Multiple Unit Townhome (up to 95% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["80%,","increased to a maximum of 95% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_density":{"value":"150 units per hectare of usable site area (more with Affordable Housing)","quotes":["Density (units","per hectare of","150, except","if 20% of the total Dwelling Units","are dedicated as Affordable Housing, the maximum density may be increased, as"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 18 metres or 4 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 18","metres or 4"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys","quotes":["Lesser of 5","1.5 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Apartment: 0 metres (3 metres excluding the panhandle access for panhandle parcels); Townhome: 3 metres lane access, 5 metres front access, corner and pie-shaped","quotes":["0 metres 1.2 metres N/A","3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres 3 metres","3 metres,"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Apartment: 0.9 metres (lane access); 3 metres (front access, corner, panhandle, pie-shaped); Townhome: 5 metres lane access; 3 metres otherwise","quotes":["0 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 metres","3 metres 1.2 metres N/A 5 metres","5 metres 1.2 metres N/A 3 metres","0.9","3 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 metres; 0 metres between shared Parcel Line Townhome units","quotes":["0 metres 1.2 metres N/A","is 0 metres where adjoining units share a","Parcel Line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.8 metres on corner parcels; not applicable on lane and front access parcels","quotes":["0 metres 1.2 metres N/A","2.8"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres","quotes":["Accessory","Building 1.2 metres","metres"]},"other":{"value":["Each Townhome building must contain a minimum of three and a maximum of eight Dwelling Units","If a Parcel has multiple Accesses, the front, exterior side and/or rear setback for a Townhome Principal Building is 5 metres","Private Open Space is required for each unit (5 m2 to 10 m2 depending on bedrooms)"],"quotes":["a. Each Multiple Unit Townhome Dwelling building must contain a minimum of three","and a maximum of eight Dwelling Units.","Side, and/or Rear Setback for a Principal Building is 5 metres.","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=114","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/r7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/r7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}