---
title: "RM zone in Barriere: Residential Multi-Family"
place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/barriere
zone: RM
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (consolidated July 2025 through Amendment Bylaws 127 to 258, with map)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning/rm/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning/rm.json"
---

# RM zone in Barriere: Residential Multi-Family

Permit multi-family dwellings in areas with community water and wastewater systems, for an integrated mix of housing types.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit multi-family dwellings in areas with community water and wastewater systems, for an integrated mix of housing types.
- **Main uses:** Multi-family Dwelling Unit(s); Townhomes; Single Detached Dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (multi-family dwelling or townhome)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (1.5 m for accessory buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m for accessory structures where the side lot line abuts a highway
- **Accessory building setbacks:** side 1.5 m (4.5 m where the side lot line abuts a highway), rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Multi-family buildings on the same lot must be at least 6 m apart, with safe pedestrian access; New development must be serviced by community water and wastewater systems; Amenity open space of at least 20 m² per dwelling unit is required; Parking is not permitted within the required front setback

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (consolidated July 2025 through Amendment Bylaws 127 to 258, with map), s. Division 7](https://barriere.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FDevelopment%20Related%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=Bylaw%20No%20111%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20CONSOLIDATED%20July%202025%20with%20MAP.pdf#page=28) (read 2026-11-08)

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