RHD zone in Summerland: Residential High Density Zone

Summerland, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The consolidated copy is to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time. CD6 (s. 15.7) is in the bylaw only as a stub saying final reading and adoption has not yet taken place, so it is not listed. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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