R7 zone in Merritt: Medium Density Residential

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

In short

Higher-intensity, pedestrian-oriented residential development, including row houses, back-to-back townhomes, stacked townhomes and apartment buildings.

Zone rules

Purpose	Higher-intensity, pedestrian-oriented residential development, including row houses, back-to-back townhomes, stacked townhomes and apartment buildings.
Main uses	Dwelling, Multiple Unit Apartment Dwelling, Multiple Unit Townhome
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory Building Daycare Centre, Major Daycare Centre, Minor Home-based Business Secondary Suite, in a Multiple Unit Townhome Dwelling Short-Term Rental (discretionary) Short-Term Rental needs approval from the Development Approving Officer.
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	Apartment: 360 m² (400 m² corner); Townhome: 360 m² (400 m² corner; 324 m² pie-shaped)
Minimum lot width	18 metres (20 metres corner)
Maximum lot coverage	80% for Multiple Unit Townhome (up to 95% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)
Maximum density	150 units per hectare of usable site area (more with Affordable Housing)
Maximum height	Lesser of 18 metres or 4 storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings	Lesser of 5 metres or 1.5 storeys
Front setback	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
Rear setback	Apartment: 0.9 metres (lane access); 3 metres (front access, corner, panhandle, pie-shaped); Townhome: 5 metres lane access; 3 metres otherwise
Interior side setback	1.2 metres; 0 metres between shared Parcel Line Townhome units
Street side setback	2.8 metres on corner parcels; not applicable on lane and front access parcels
Accessory building setbacks	front: Front Building Line; side 1.2 metres; rear 1.2 metres
Other rules	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)

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.10 (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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