{"title":"A-3 zone in View Royal: Rural Residential","code":"A-3","slug":"a-3","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"7.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Residential, Detached, Riding Stable.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Residential, Detached","Riding Stable"],"quotes":["Agriculture","Residential, Detached","Riding Stable"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Home Occupation","Secondary Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.5 ha (with sanitary sewer service); 8 ha (without sanitary sewer service)","quotes":["Lot Size with Sanitary Sewer Service, minimum 0.5ha","Lot Size without Sanitary Sewer Service, minimum 8 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter","quotes":["Lot Width, minimum 10% of the perimeter"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20%","quotes":["Lot Coverage, maximum 20%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Residential, Detached dwellings per lot: 1; Secondary Suites per lot: 1 (min. lot size of 600 m²)","quotes":["Residential, Detached dwellings per lot, maximum 1","Secondary Suites per lot, maximum 1 (min. lot size of 600m2)"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m; 12 m (for agriculture use)","quotes":["Building Height, maximum 9m","Building Height for agriculture use, maximum 12m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building Height, maximum 4.5m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front Lot Line Setback, minimum 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear Lot Line Setback, minimum 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Side Lot Line Setback, minimum 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Flanking Lot Line Setback, minimum 7.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 30 m, rear 15 m, side 15 m, flanking 15 m","quotes":["Front Lot Line Setback, minimum 30m","Rear Lot Line Setback, minimum 15m","Side Lot Line Setback, minimum 15m","Flanking Lot Line Setback, minimum 15m"]},"other":{"value":["Impermeable surface coverage maximum 40%","Principal Building Floor Area: 372 m²","Accessory Building Floor Area (all buildings): 600 m²","Minimum building width 6 m"],"quotes":["Impermeable Surface Coverage, maximum 40%","Principal Building Floor Area, maximum 372m²","Accessory Building Floor Area (all buildings), maximum 600m²","Building Width, minimum 6m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (consolidated to June 2026)","url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town says its zoning bylaw covers the part of View Royal south of and including Thetis Lake Park; the areas north of Thetis Lake remain under the zoning adopted by the Capital Regional District before the Town was incorporated in 1988 (that CRD bylaw is not in this file). Sub-zones CD-8A to 8E and CD-9A to 9D are written inside the CD-8 and CD-9 sections. The zone list also names C-2 (Apartment Commercial), which has no section in the body of the bylaw."},"source_url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf#page=63","place":{"path":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/a-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/a-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/a-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/index.json"}}