---
title: "R5 zone in Terrace: High Density Multi-Family Residential"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/terrace
zone: R5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/r5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/zoning/r5.json"
---

# R5 zone in Terrace: High Density Multi-Family Residential

Provide for high density, multi-family residential development in the form of townhouses and apartments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for high density, multi-family residential development in the form of townhouses and apartments.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Community Care Facility; Townhouse (Apartment only on parcels 1500 m² or greater.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Daycare Centre; Home Occupation – Level 1
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Daycare Centre as a Primary Use on Lot 11, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1103, Except Plan BCP45974
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m² (0.15 hectares)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum density:** 55 units per hectare (townhouse); 100 units per hectare (apartment); apartments up to 140 dwelling units per hectare with density bonus
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m; apartment buildings up to 15.0 m if density bonus amenities are provided
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.1 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum 3.0 m separation between multiple residential buildings on the same parcel; minimum dwelling unit size 46 m²; Maximum accessory building floor area 55 m²; maximum 1 accessory building over 10.0 m² per parcel (or per phased strata); A daycare centre is only permitted in a dedicated space in an apartment or townhouse building, not in a dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014 (consolidated to Bylaw 2345-2026), s. 11.5](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249#page=66) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Terrace: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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/terrace/zoning/r5/_