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title: "R4-L zone in Penticton: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential: Large Lot"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
zone: R4-L
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/r4-l/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/r4-l.json"
---

# R4-L zone in Penticton: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential: Large Lot

Small-scale multi-unit housing (houses, secondary suites, carriage houses, duplexes, townhouses, small apartments) with up to 4 units on larger urban serviced lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale multi-unit housing (houses, secondary suites, carriage houses, duplexes, townhouses, small apartments) with up to 4 units on larger urban serviced lots.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing; Back-to-back, Side-by-side or Stacked Duplexes; One or More Single Detached Dwellings; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Use, Building or Structure; Carriage House; Major Home Occupation; Minor Home Occupation; Secondary Suite; Short Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Bed and breakfast home: Lot 2, Plan 26294, 185 Middle Bench Road South; Lot 1, Plan 31303, 2510 Dartmouth Drive; Lot 1, District Lot 116 SDYD Plan 19512 Except Plan 29643, 168 Kirkpatrick Avenue; Lot 10 DP 196 SDYD Plan 25110, 4596 Lakeside Road: keeping of up to 3 horses; Lot 1, District Lot 189, Plan 18867, 96 Yorkton Avenue: day care centre, major (6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.); Lot 2, District Lot 115, SDYD, Plan 14604, 1786 Fairford Drive: carriage house with vehicular access from a street, with a secondary suite in the principal dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m (standard lot); 18 m (corner lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m and 3 storeys above approved grade
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (general); 9.0 m for lots fronting Lakeshore Drive West (Subject to development regulation 4.2.6.)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (principal building)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 1.2 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Combined footprint of all accessory buildings is limited to 75 m².; Where a rear lane is provided, vehicle access must be from the lane.; Amenity space is required at 10 m2 per dwelling unit.; A clear hard-surfaced pedestrian path at least 1.2 m wide must lead from the front of the lot to each dwelling's main entry.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 10.1](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=83) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Penticton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/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/penticton/zoning/r4-l/_