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title: "RU3 zone in Summerland: Residential Sub-Urban Zone"
place: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/summerland
zone: RU3
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/ru3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/ru3.json"
---

# RU3 zone in Summerland: Residential Sub-Urban Zone

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Manufactured Housing - Type 1; Single Detached Housing; Duplex Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Carriage House; Child Care Centre, Minor; Group Home, Minor; Home Occupation - Type 1 or 2; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.8; 4 dwelling units within the Urban Containment Boundary, 3 dwelling units outside it
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** The lesser of 4.5 m or 1 storey
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (6.0 m also where a garage door faces a street)
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (6.0 m where a garage door faces a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## 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. 10.3](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) (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/ru3/_