---
title: "RR3 zone in Metchosin: Rural Residential 3"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: RR3
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/rr3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/rr3.json"
---

# RR3 zone in Metchosin: Rural Residential 3

Main uses: Boarding or breeding kennel, Principal dwelling unit, Communal Seniors Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Boarding or breeding kennel; Principal dwelling unit; Communal Seniors Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses and buildings; Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit); Home Business, including bed and breakfast; Keeping of livestock and bees; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 8,000 m² (on subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle access strip at least 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% of the lot; where the lot is under 930 m², 186 m²
- **Maximum density:** 1 principal dwelling unit or 1 Communal Seniors Housing residence per lot; 1 accessory dwelling unit per lot, none if the lot has more than one dwelling unit or a Communal Seniors Housing residence
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.5 m (building or carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 3 m; 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; Keeping of livestock: per 4,000 m² of lot area, 2 horses or cattle or 8 pigs, sheep or goats, plus 24 rabbits, game birds or poultry; Bees: 15 beehives per 4,000 m² of lot area; lots under 4,000 m² may have up to 4 beehives; Buildings for breeding kennels or livestock: at least 30 m from the front lot line and 15 m from any other lot line

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 59](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=78) (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/rr3/_