---
title: "R-3 zone in Pitt Meadows: Urban Residential 3"
place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows
zone: R-3
bylaw: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/r-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/r-3.json"
---

# R-3 zone in Pitt Meadows: Urban Residential 3

Development of up to three dwelling units on a lot within the urban containment boundary, in a variety of building forms.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Development of up to three dwelling units on a lot within the urban containment boundary, in a variety of building forms.
- **Main uses:** Single-Family Dwelling; Duplex; Townhouse; Apartment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suite; Garden Suite; Home-Based Business; Accessory Residential Buildings and Uses; Boarding
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,215 m² (for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Maximum three dwelling units; maximum gross floor area 232 m²
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 10 m and three storeys
- **Front setback:** 5.5 m (4 m where parking is provided behind the principal building)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 1.8 m
- **Other rules:** Maximum impervious surface is 70% of the lot area; Principal building depth may not exceed 22 m; Garage or carport: up to 25 m² of gross floor area per dwelling unit excluded (single-family dwelling or duplex)

## Source

- [City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026), s. 10.2](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=116) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Pitt Meadows: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/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/pitt-meadows/zoning/r-3/_