{"title":"R3 zone in Warfield: Multiple Unit Residential","code":"R3","slug":"r3","name":"Multiple Unit Residential","group":"Residential","section":"3.3.2(e)","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Two-unit and multiple-unit housing at various densities, including secondary suites and accessory suites.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Two-unit and multiple-unit housing at various densities, including secondary suites and accessory suites.","quotes":["Multiple Unit Residential Zone (R3) is intended to accommodate two-unit and multiple-unit residential development at","various densities, including secondary suites in semi-attached dwellings and accessory suites in conjunction with two-unit"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boarding, Rooming or Lodging House","Community Care Facility","Multi-Unit (3+ Unit) Dwelling","Townhouse Dwelling","Two-Unit Dwelling","Day Care Centre, Major","Day Care Centre, Minor","Market Garden","Community Garden","Park or Open Space","Place of Worship"],"quotes":["R1 R1- BB R2 R2- BB R3 R3-M RIH C1 C2 ICF REC CD1 CD2","Boarding, Rooming or Lodging House P P","Community Care Facility P P P P P P P","Multi-Unit (3+ Unit) Dwelling P P P","Townhouse Dwelling P P P","Two-Unit Dwelling P P P P P P","Day Care Centre, Major P P P P P P P P P P","Day Care Centre, Minor P P P P P P P P P P","Market Garden P P P P P P P P P","Community Garden P P P P P P P P P P P P P","Park or Open Space P P P P P P P P P P P P P","Place of Worship P P P P P P P P P P P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture, Domestic","Home Occupation, Minor","Swimming Pool"],"quotes":["R1 R1- BB R2 R2- BB R3 R3-M RIH C1 C2 ICF REC CD1 CD2","Agriculture, Domestic P P P P P P P P P P Applies","Home Occupation, Minor P P P P P P P P P Applies","Swimming Pool P P P P P P P P P Applies"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m²","note":"Note A: the minimum parcel area is for the first four dwelling units and increases 95 m² for each additional dwelling unit; note B: it applies for each dwelling unit.","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%","(A) For the first four dwelling units. The minimum parcel area shall increase 95 m2 for each additional dwelling unit","(B) For each dwelling unit. For a Two-Unit Dwelling use, the minimum parcel area may be subdivided into two"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (accessory buildings are included in this)","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%","- - 1.5 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 1 storey (5 m) Included in 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"2.5 storey (10 m)","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"1 storey (5 m)","quotes":["- - 1.5 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 1 storey (5 m) Included in 50%"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m (0 m along the shared wall where principal buildings share a common party wall, where permitted)","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%","(C) Where permitted, principal buildings sharing a common (party) wall may have an interior side yard of 0 m along"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["900 m2 (A)(B) 16 m 6.0 m 4.0 m (C) 5.0 m 6.0 m 2.5 storey (10 m) 50%"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front building line, side 1.5 m, flankage 3.0 m, rear 1.5 m","quotes":["- - 1.5 m 3.0 m 1.5 m 1 storey (5 m) Included in 50%","Front Building"]},"other":{"value":["The Multiple Unit Residential Development Permit Area applies to all properties in this zone.","A Two-Unit Dwelling parcel may be subdivided into two parcels, each with one unit, if half of the minimum parcel area and minimum parcel width are met for each."],"quotes":["dwellings. Note that the Multiple Unit Residential Development Permit Area boundary applies to all properties within this","(B) For each dwelling unit. For a Two-Unit Dwelling use, the minimum parcel area may be subdivided into two","parcels, where each parcel contains a single unit, provided half of the minimum parcel area and minimum parcel"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (consolidated for convenience, June 2024, including amendments up to Bylaw 959)","url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Zoning amendment Bylaws 975 (map, 2025) and 979 (2025) are posted separately on the Village bylaws page and are not in this consolidation. In this bylaw zones are not written as separate sections. Each zone's uses are a column in Table 5-1 (pdf pages 49-51, lines 1984-2110), its dimensions a row in Table 6-1 (pdf pages 61-62, lines 2420-2560), and its intent a paragraph in s. 3.3 (the lines given below). CD1 and CD2 have extra requirements in ss. 3.4 and 3.5."},"source_url":"https://warfield.ca/wp-content/uploads/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf#page=27","place":{"path":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning/r3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning/r3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning/r3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning/index.json"}}