MF3 zone in Kelowna
Apartment Housing. Primarily apartments up to 6 storeys on serviced urban lots, with various commercial uses permitted on transit supportive corridors (s.13.1).
The rules
| Name | Apartment Housing |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | No unit cap (FAR-controlled) |
| Floor space ratio | 2.05 |
| Floor space notes | Base FAR 1.55 for 4 storeys and below; 2.05 for 5 storeys and above (value shown = max form); +0.3 rental-only sub-zone; +0.25 with 80% underground parking (s.13.6). |
| Height | 22 m (72 ft) · 6 storeys |
| Height notes | Base height 18.0 m & 4 storeys, or 22.0 m / 6 storeys when fronting a Transit Supportive Corridor (fn .7) (value shown = max form). Duplex/semi/single/townhouse forms max 11.0 m & 3 storeys (fn .8) (s.13.6). |
| Lot coverage | 65% |
| Coverage notes | Buildings 65%; buildings + structures + impermeable 85% (s.13.5). |
| Setbacks | front 3 m (10 ft), side 3 m (10 ft), rear 4.5 m (15 ft), flank 3 m (10 ft) |
| Setback notes | Front/flanking 3.0 m; 3.0 m stepback for buildings 5+ storeys with frontage > 60 m (fn .6); side 3.0 m; rear 4.5 m (3.0 m from a rear lane; parkade 1.5 m, fn .4); +1.5 m where abutting Rural or Suburban-Residential OCP designations (fn .7) (s.13.5). |
| Bonus density | Rental-only sub-zone +0.3 FAR; underground parking +0.25 FAR (s.13.6). Amenity space 6/10/15 m2 per unit (11-20 units) or 7.5/15/25 m2 (>20 units) (s.13.5). |
| Bylaw sections | s.13.1-13.7 |
What you can use it for
Apartment HousingStacked TownhousesTownhouses (if most units are apartments)Ground-floor commercial on Transit Supportive Corridors
Example lots in MF3
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
Other zones in Kelowna
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Read from City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 (adopted 2022-09-26), consolidated for convenience - updated May 5, 2026. Sections 11 and 13 were replaced by BL12619 (Bill 44 small-scale multi-unit housing, 2024); later amendments incl. BL12834, BL12848 (adds TS1 zone), BL12861, BL12862, BL12886, BL12916. ↗, checked 2026-10-23. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Kelowna before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.