---
title: "RM1 zone in Ashcroft: Residential Multiple Dwelling Unit 1"
place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ashcroft
zone: RM1
bylaw: Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Ashcroft: Residential Multiple Dwelling Unit 1

Main uses: Apartments, Row House Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartments; Row House Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home business; Short-Term Rental Accommodations; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Density up to 124 units per hectare on the parcel with PID 002-908-654 (1500 Government Street)
- **Minimum lot area:** Row house: 900 m²; apartment: 1,250 m² (new subdivisions)
- **Minimum lot width:** Row house: 7.5 m per dwelling unit; apartment: 25 m (new subdivisions)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 75 dwelling units per hectare (124 units per hectare on PID 002-908-654)
- **Maximum height:** Row house: 11 m; apartment: 15 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** Row house: 7.5 m; apartment: 9.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Row house: 1.2 m from any lane, 1.5 m from parcel line, 3.0 m from principal building; apartment: 1.2 m from lane (rear yards only), 3.0 m from parcel line, 3.0 m from principal building
- **Other rules:** Maximum accessory building floor area per dwelling unit: 10 m² (row house); 5.0 m² (apartment); Minimum dwelling unit width: 5.0 m (row house); not applicable to apartments

## Source

- [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 8](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=45) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ashcroft: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/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/ashcroft/zoning/rm1/_