---
title: "RHD zone in Summerland: Residential High Density Zone"
place: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/summerland
zone: RHD
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 (Schedule \"A\" to Bylaw 2000-450, adopted September 12, 2011; consolidated copy: file named consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover text says Consolidated Up to March 3, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rhd/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rhd.json"
---

# RHD zone in Summerland: Residential High Density Zone

Apartments on fully serviced lands; lands must be designated High Density Residential.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Apartments on fully serviced lands; lands must be designated High Density Residential.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Housing; Townhouse Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Child Care Centres Minor or Major (operated from a communal amenity space and building); Home Occupation - Type 1
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 13609 Dickson Avenue: Health Service, Pharmacy (ancillary to Health Service) and Child Care Centre, Major allowed as Accessory Uses; 1 parking space per dwelling unit for townhouse and apartment; 9518 and 9514 Julia Street: maximum floor area ratio may be increased to 2.67 if the owner pays $2.50 per square foot of additional Gross Floor Area
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,400 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 2.5
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 22.0 m or 6 storeys (the zone also lists a minimum height of 11.0 m or 3 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** The lesser of 7.5 m or 2 storeys
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (6.0 m where the front property line abuts the high water mark of a lake)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m for any property line abutting a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 6.0 m, interior side 4.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m; Amenity space required: townhouses 30.0 m² per dwelling; apartments 10.0 m² per bachelor dwelling, 20.0 m² per 1 bedroom, 30.0 m² per 2 or more bedroom; No commercial parking, loading or garbage collection facilities in any required yard abutting a public highway

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 (Schedule "A" to Bylaw 2000-450, adopted September 12, 2011; consolidated copy: file named consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover text says Consolidated Up to March 3, 2025), s. 10.5](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/schedule-'a'---consolidated-to-march-3-2026e705a85cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf?sfvrsn=ee88c6fb_0#page=95) (read 2026-11-07)

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