CD4: Qu'Appelle Boulevard Comprehensive Development Zone 4

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Duplexes and row housing of two to eight homes a building, 24 to 44 homes per hectare, in a bare land or building strata

Main uses

Duplexes, multi-unit housing; home-based business, up to two boarders, residential care

Lot coverage

65%

Height limit

2 to 3 storeys

Setbacks

3 m from front, side and rear lot lines

Vehicle access and parking (2 spaces per home, no visitor parking) come from the rear lane, not Qu'Appelle Boulevard (s. 12.4.3).

30% of the site is landscaped, with a landscaped front yard on Qu'Appelle Boulevard and a patio or garden at the back; no fences in that front yard (s. 12.4.4).

The zone doesn't list short-term rental (stays under 30 days), so homes here are let for 30 days or more (ss. 1.3.1, 2.2).

Home-based businesses (s. 3.3): up to 50 m² or 20% of the home, whichever is less; at most two helpers from outside (one in multi-unit or small-scale multi-unit housing, none for a business clients come to); no clients on the lot except music, art or tutoring lessons for up to two students, or, on a lot with only one house or one duplex (or a manufactured home on its own lot), a listed set of services for one client at a time and nine visits a day, with an extra parking space and no residential suite on that lot; no vehicle repair or sales; a nameplate of 0.28 m² at most; closed 10 pm to 7 am.

Wherever the water main can't supply 67 L/s of fire flow, a lot holds at most 2 homes, and in the Rayleigh Waterworks District service area (Figure 16) at most 1 (s. 3.19).

Section 3.11.4 doesn't list this zone, so shipping containers stay only during construction or a move (s. 3.11.2).

Beside a provincial highway, buildings and structures stand at least 4.5 m from that lot line (3 m where a public lane gives secondary access); less needs the Ministry of Transportation's consent and a variance (s. 3.15).

Below the 200-year flood level, floors used for living, business or storing goods in multi-unit or small-scale multi-unit housing and in garden or carriage suites sit above that level (s. 3.16).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the City of Kamloops' planning and development department before you buy or build.

Source: City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55, 2021 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Kamloops.