{"title":"RU3 zone in Summerland: Residential Sub-Urban Zone","code":"RU3","slug":"ru3","name":"Residential Sub-Urban Zone","group":"Residential","section":"10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached and duplex housing on urban lots with full urban services, inside the Urban Containment Boundary or in existing established neighbourhoods outside it; lands must be designated Low Density Residential in the Official Community Plan.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached and duplex housing on urban lots with full urban services, inside the Urban Containment Boundary or in existing established neighbourhoods outside it; lands must be designated Low Density Residential in the Official Community Plan.","quotes":["To provide a zone to accommodate the Development of Single Detached","Housing, and Duplex Housing on urban Lots having Full Urban Services and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Manufactured Housing - Type 1","Single Detached Housing","Duplex Housing"],"quotes":["Manufactured Housing - Type 1;","Single Detached Housing; and","Duplex Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Carriage House","Child Care Centre, Minor","Group Home, Minor","Home Occupation - Type 1 or 2","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures;","Carriage House, subject to Section 7.4;","Child Care Centre, Minor, subject to Section 7.7;","Group Home, Minor, subject to Section 7.8;","Home Occupation - Type 1 or 2, subject to Section 7.6;","Secondary Suite, subject to Section 7.3;","Short-Term Rental, subject to Section 7.2."]},"site_specific":{"value":["919 Wharf Street: two principal Single Detached Housing Dwellings on lots greater than 4000 m² (no Carriage Houses then)","19223 Lakeshore Drive North: up to three principal Single Detached Housing Dwellings, lot coverage 30 percent, floor area ratio 0.35, interior side setback 1.15 m","19265 and 19267 Lakeshore Drive: minimum lot area 364.5 m², minimum lot width 11.18 m, minimum rear setback 4.16 m"],"quotes":["In the case of land at 919 Wharf Street, legally described as Lot 4, District Lot","two (2) principal Single Detached","Housing Dwellings will be permitted on lots greater than 4000 m2.","In the case of land located at 19223 Lakeshore Drive North, legally described","up to three (3) principal Single","30 percent.","be 0.35.","(Interior) will be 1.15 m.","19265 Lakeshore Drive,","Minimum Lot Area will be 364.5","11.18 m.","Rear Setback will be 4.16 m."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"800 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area 800 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 18.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40 percent","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 40 percent"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.8; 4 dwelling units within the Urban Containment Boundary, 3 dwelling units outside it","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.8","(c) Maximum Dwelling Units per Lot 4 Dwelling units within Urban","3 Dwelling units outside of"]},"max_height":{"value":"The lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys","quotes":["(v) Maximum Height The lesser of 9.5m or 2"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"The lesser of 4.5 m or 1 storey","quotes":["(v) Maximum Height The lesser of 4.5m or 1"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(i) Minimum Front Setback 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (6.0 m also where a garage door faces a street)","quotes":["(ii) Minimum Rear Setback 6.0 m (see vii)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (3.0 m on at least one side if the lot has no direct vehicle access to the rear yard without an attached garage or carport)","quotes":["(iii) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 1.5 m (see vi)","Carport shall maintain one Side Yard Setback of at least 3.0m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (6.0 m where a garage door faces a street)","quotes":["(iv) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 4.5 m (see vii)","is facing a Street the minimum Setback shall be 6.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m, rear 1.5 m (6.0 m where the front property line abuts the high water mark of a lake), interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m; 6.0 m where a garage door faces a street","quotes":["(i) Minimum Front Setback 6.0m","(ii) Minimum Rear Setback 1.5m (see vii)","(iii) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 1.5m (see vi)","(iv) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 4.5m (see vii)","shall be 6.0 m when the Front Property Line Abuts the high water"]},"other":{"value":["No more than two principal Dwellings per lot, both in one residential building","Accessory buildings limited to 90 m² or 25% of the allowable lot coverage, whichever is greater","Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m"],"quotes":["(a) No greater than two (2) principal Dwellings may be permitted per","(1) residential Building.","90m² or 25% of the allowable Lot coverage, whichever is greater.","(c) Minimum Lot Depth 30.0 m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"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)","url":"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","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"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=86","place":{"path":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ru3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ru3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ru3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/index.json"}}