---
title: "RS-3 zone in Quesnel: Three and Fourplex Residential"
place: Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/quesnel
zone: RS-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rs-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rs-3.json"
---

# RS-3 zone in Quesnel: Three and Fourplex Residential

Threeplex and fourplex housing on urban services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Threeplex and fourplex housing on urban services.
- **Main uses:** Fourplex dwelling; Threeplex dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Community care facility; Minor home based business; Urban agriculture
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Parcel A (PG29711) of Block 2 District Lot 704 Cariboo District Plan 5833 only: maximum floor area ratio 0.75; maximum lot coverage 40%, with buildings, driveways and parking areas up to 60%.
- **Minimum lot width:** 16.75 m (54.9 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%, provided that the maximum coverage of buildings, driveways and parking areas is 50%
- **Maximum density:** 60 dwelling units per ha (24 dwelling units per ac)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m (36 ft) or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7 m (23 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (5 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Other rules:** Principal building must be at least 5.6 m (18 ft) wide.; Accessory buildings are limited to a gross floor area of 70 m² (754 ft²).; At least one floor of a dwelling unit must be 70 m² (750 ft²) or larger.; Single detached dwellings are also permitted on parcels that already had one when the bylaw was adopted, following the RS-1 zone rules.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, s. 12](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=71) (read 2026-11-07)

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