---
title: "R 3 zone in Wells: Multi-Family Residential"
place: Wells, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/wells
zone: R 3
bylaw: District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-3.json"
---

# R 3 zone in Wells: Multi-Family Residential

Main uses: Single-family residential dwelling, Two-family residential dwelling, Multi-family residential dwelling, Public use, including parks and playgrounds.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family residential dwelling; Two-family residential dwelling; Multi-family residential dwelling; Public use, including parks and playgrounds
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Temporary dwelling unit in conjunction with a single-family residential dwelling; Home occupation ancillary to a permitted residential use; Bed and breakfast accommodations, or rooming and boarding accommodations ancillary to a single family or a two family residential dwelling; Ancillary buildings; Home industry if limited to the interior of the principal dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** Single-family dwelling: 300 m² (community water and sewer); 615 m² (community water or sewer); 4,000 m² (no community services). Two-family dwelling: 557 m² (one parcel) or 278 m² (if divided into two parcels) with community water and sewer; 1,114 m² (one parcel) or 557 m² (if divided into two parcels) with community water or sewer; 4,000 m² with no community services. Per multi-family dwelling unit: 200 m², 557 m², 2,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 12.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.25 m (0 m where abutting another dwelling unit of a two-family or multi-family dwelling)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum water frontage: 45.5 m; Any building containing a residential use must be at least 6.5 m wide; Manufactured housing must comply with CSA A277 standards

## Source

- [District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated), s. 4.11](https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=60) (read 2026-11-08)

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