{"title":"R4-S zone in Penticton: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential: Small Lot","code":"R4-S","slug":"r4-s","name":"Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential: Small Lot","group":"Residential","section":"10.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-scale multi-unit housing (houses, secondary suites, carriage houses, duplexes, townhouses, small apartments) with up to 4 units on smaller urban serviced lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-scale multi-unit housing (houses, secondary suites, carriage houses, duplexes, townhouses, small apartments) with up to 4 units on smaller urban serviced lots.","quotes":["small apartments allowing up to 4 units on smaller-sized urban serviced lots.","The purpose is to provide a zone for small-scale, multi-unit residential developments including"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Congregate Housing","Back-to-back, Side-by-side or Stacked Duplexes","One or More Single Detached Dwellings","Townhouse"],"quotes":["apartment","congregate housing","one or more back-to back duplexes, side-by-side duplexes, or stacked","one or more single detached dwellings","townhouse"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Use, Building or Structure","Carriage House","Major Home Occupation","Minor Home Occupation","Secondary Suite","Short Term Rental"],"quotes":["accessory use, building or structure","carriage house (subject to accessory suites regulation 8.2)","major home occupation (subject to specific use regulation 7.4)","minor home occupation (subject to specific use regulation 7.3)","secondary suite (subject to accessory suites regulation 8.1)","short term rental (subject to specific use regulation 7.6)"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Bed and breakfast home: Lot 1 District Lot 4 Group 7 Plan 35081, 434 Lakeshore Drive West; Lot B District Lot 2710 Plan EPP109914, 1112 Syer Road","Lot B, District Lot 115, Plan KAP49954, 187 Wyles Crescent: day care centre, major up to 25 children (7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)","Lot 3, District Lot 4, Plan 2580, 264 Wade Avenue West: office","Lot 3 District Lot 4 Group 7 Plan 2580 except Plan EPP49012, 264 Wade Avenue West: community care facility for 10 persons in care"],"quotes":["located at 434 Lakeshore Drive West.","located at 1112 Syer Road. (Bylaw No. 2024-44)","located at 187 Wyles Crescent, a day car centre, major up to 25","p.m.","located at 264 Wade Avenue West, an office, shall be permitted.","a community care facility for 10 persons in care shall be permitted. (Bylaw No."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"280 m²","quotes":["Minimum lot area: 280 m²"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"9.1 m (standard lot); 10.5 m (corner lot)","quotes":["standard lot 9.1 m","corner lot 10.5 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage: 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"4 dwelling units","quotes":["Maximum density: 4 dwelling units"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m and 3 storeys above approved grade","quotes":["principal building 11.0 m and 3 storeys above"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["accessory building or structure 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","note":"Subject to development regulation 4.2.6.","quotes":["general 4.5 m","development regulation 4.2.6"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (principal building)","quotes":["principal building 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (principal building)","quotes":["principal building 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (principal building)","quotes":["principal building 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 1.2 m, rear 1.5 m","quotes":["accessory building or structure 1.2 m","accessory building or structure 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["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."],"quotes":["accessory buildings: 75 m²","Where a rear lane is provided, vehicular access must be from the rear lane.","Amenity space shall be provided at the rate of 10 m2 for each dwelling unit. (Bylaw","pedestrian access, at least 1.2m","in width, must be provided from the front of the lot to the main entry of each dwelling"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)","url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City prepared this consolidation for convenience only and does not warrant that it is current. CD1 and CD4 are repealed and not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=86","place":{"path":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/r4-s/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/r4-s.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/r4-s.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/index.json"}}