{"title":"R-3 zone in Vanderhoof: Multiple-Unit Residential","code":"R-3","slug":"r-3","name":"Multiple-Unit Residential","group":"Residential","section":null,"site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Group housing complex, Multiple family residential, Row housing complex, Single-family dwelling, Two-family dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Group housing complex","Multiple family residential","Row housing complex","Single-family dwelling","Two-family dwelling"],"quotes":["Group housing complex","Multiple family residential","Row housing complex Single‐","family dwelling Two‐family"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory use, buildings, or structures","Home-based business","Secondary suite only in single-family dwelling (with exceptions for two named lots)"],"note":"Not permitted on Lot 3 Plan PRP12820 and Lot A Plan EPP122146 (see site_specific).","quotes":["Accessory use, buildings, or","Home‐based business","Secondary suite only in single‐","family dwelling, except Lot 3, Plan","PRP12820 Section 9 Township 11","EPP122146"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Secondary suite is not permitted on Lot 3, Plan PRP12820 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast Range 5 and Lot A Block 10 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District Plan EPP122146","91 units per gross hectare is permitted only on Lot 1 Plan PRP11376 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District, 2824 Burrard Avenue"],"quotes":["Secondary suite only in single‐","family dwelling, except Lot 3, Plan","PRP12820 Section 9 Township 11","Range 5 Coast Range 5 and Lot A","Block 10 Section 9 Township 11","Range 5 Coast District Plan","EPP122146","a density of 91 units per gross hectare is","Lot 1 Plan PRP11376 Section 9 Township 11 Range 5 Coast District,","2824 Burrard Avenue"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"928 m² (multiple family); 464 m² (single-family); 735 m² (two-family); 1,000 m² (group housing); 223 m² per rowhouse unit (row housing complex)","quotes":["For a multiple family residential, shall have an area of not less than 928 m2","For a single‐family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 464 m2","For a two‐family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 735 m2","For a group housing, shall have an area of not less than 1,000 m2","For a row housing complex, shall have an area of not less than 223 m2 per"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"29.0 m (multiple family); 15.0 m (single-family or two-family); 30.0 m (group housing complex); 7.0 m per row house unit (row housing complex)","quotes":["For a multiple family residential, shall have a frontage of not less than 29.0 m","For a single‐family or two‐family dwelling, shall have a frontage of not less","than 15.0 m","For a group housing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m","For a row housing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 7.0 m per"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 single-family dwelling plus 1 secondary residential use, or 1 two-family dwelling, per parcel; multiple family 75 units per gross ha; group housing and rowhousing complexes 40 units per gross ha","quotes":["1 single‐family dwelling plus 1 secondary residential use or 1 two‐family","Multiple family developments shall not exceed 75 units per gross ha","Group housing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha","Rowhousing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less","quotes":["No principal building or any structure shall exceed 12.0 m or 3 storeys in"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.0 m (single-family or two-family dwelling); 8.0 m (multiple family, group housing or rowhousing)","quotes":["7.0 m of the front parcel line","8.0 m of the front parcel line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (single-family or two-family dwelling); 9.0 m (multiple family, group housing or rowhousing)","quotes":["6.0 m of the rear parcel line","9.0 m of the rear parcel line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["1.5 m of an interior side parcel line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: no closer to the front parcel line than the front wall of the principal building; rear 1.5 m; interior side 1.5 m; exterior side 5.0 m","quotes":["between the front wall of the principal building and","1.5 m of the rear parcel line","1.5 m of an interior side parcel line","5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum floor area 65 m² (multiple family, group housing or rowhousing unit); 80 m² (single-family or two-family unit)","Minimum width 7.0 m for single-family or two-family dwelling; none for group housing or multiple family","Off-street parking and landscaping/screening required under Parts 5 and 6 of the bylaw"],"quotes":["No multiple family dwelling shall have a floor area of less than 65 m2","No single‐family dwelling or dwelling unit in a two‐family dwelling shall have","a floor area of less than 80 m2","No single‐family or two‐family dwelling shall be less than 7.0 m in width","There are no minimum width requirements for a group housing complex or a","off‐street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained","landscaping and screening shall be provided and maintained"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020 (consolidated version including amendments as of July 13, 2026)","url":"https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/72408","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidated copy is for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended to verify accuracy and completeness. Zones have no section numbers (headings only), shown under Part 8."},"source_url":"https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/72408#page=64","place":{"path":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/index.json"}}