RR3 zone in Metchosin: Rural Residential 3

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

In short

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 (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 District's consolidation is marked "NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY" and "consolidated for convenience only". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72). 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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