---
title: "CR3 zone in Metchosin: Commercial Recreation 3"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: CR3
bylaw: Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/cr3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/cr3.json"
---

# CR3 zone in Metchosin: Commercial Recreation 3

Main uses: Agriculture, Dwelling Unit, Golf Course – Class A, Golf Course – Class B, Miniature Golf Course, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Dwelling Unit; Golf Course – Class A; Golf Course – Class B; Miniature Golf Course; Riding Stable
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses and buildings; Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit); Home Business, including bed and breakfast; Accessory dwelling unit; Golf clubhouse (restaurant, licensed premises, pro shop, meeting rooms) with a Class A Golf Course; Concession Stand (golf); Course Maintenance Buildings; Course Pump Houses; Course Storage Buildings; Course Toilets; Golf Pro Shop (Class B Golf Course)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (on subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Maximum lot coverage:** The lesser of 7,432 m² or 5% of the first 4 ha of the lot and 1% of the remaining area
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: gross floor area up to 200 m² (except buildings required for a Class A or Class B golf course); Buildings for livestock, other farm animals or agriculture: at least 30 m from the front lot line and 15 m from any other lot line; Minimum lot area for a detached secondary suite or carriage house is 0.8 ha

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 65](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=93) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Metchosin: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/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/metchosin/zoning/cr3/_