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title: "RAL zone in Oliver: Residential Assisted Living"
place: Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oliver
zone: RAL
bylaw: Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/ral/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/ral.json"
---

# RAL zone in Oliver: Residential Assisted Living

Construction of assisted living and congregate care residential facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Construction of assisted living and congregate care residential facilities.
- **Main uses:** Assisted living housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings or Structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A, Plan 34439, District Lot 2450s, SDYD (409 Salamander Avenue): minimum setbacks front 6.0 m (at the Meadows Drive and Salamander Avenue intersection), exterior 3.0 m (Meadows Drive), exterior 3.0 m (Salamander Avenue), rear (southern) 3.0 m; accessory building rear (southern) setback 1.5 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 1,800.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 225 sleeping units per hectare; floor area ratio 1.20
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (1st & 2nd storey); 6.0 m (3rd & 4th storey)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m (1st & 2nd storey); 6.0 m (3rd & 4th storey)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum parcel depth for subdivision 25.0 m; Minimum floor area 30.0 m² per sleeping unit; Amenity area of 40.0 m² per dwelling unit (no more than 5.0 m² as private balcony); at least 25.0% of required amenity space at grade

## Source

- [Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 18.2](https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=111) (read 2026-11-07)

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