---
title: "R-4 zone in Williams Lake: Bare Land Strata"
place: Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/williams-lake
zone: R-4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2430, 2025 (December 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning/r-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning/r-4.json"
---

# R-4 zone in Williams Lake: Bare Land Strata

Single-detached dwelling units for bare land strata developments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single-detached dwelling units for bare land strata developments.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling Unit, Single Detached; Dwelling Unit, Multi-plex; Manufactured Home; Childcare, Family
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit, Accessory; Home-Based Business
- **Minimum lot area:** 420 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** FAR 0.5-1.2
- **Maximum height:** 11 m (3 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (1.5 storeys)
- **Front setback:** 4 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4 m, side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum building width 6.1 m; Minimum building separation 3 m (accessory buildings 1.2 m); Rules shown are for 1-4 units

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2430, 2025 (December 2025), s. 4D](https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/178601#page=36) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Williams Lake: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/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/williams-lake/zoning/r-4/_