---
title: "A-3 zone in View Royal: Rural Residential"
place: View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/view-royal
zone: A-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (consolidated to June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/a-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/a-3.json"
---

# A-3 zone in View Royal: Rural Residential

Main uses: Agriculture, Residential, Detached, Riding Stable.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Residential, Detached; Riding Stable
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.5 ha (with sanitary sewer service); 8 ha (without sanitary sewer service)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20%
- **Maximum density:** Residential, Detached dwellings per lot: 1; Secondary Suites per lot: 1 (min. lot size of 600 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 9 m; 12 m (for agriculture use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 30 m, rear 15 m, side 15 m, flanking 15 m
- **Other rules:** Impermeable surface coverage maximum 40%; Principal Building Floor Area: 372 m²; Accessory Building Floor Area (all buildings): 600 m²; Minimum building width 6 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (consolidated to June 2026), s. 7.3](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf#page=63) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in View Royal: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/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/view-royal/zoning/a-3/_