{"title":"RM1A zone in Colwood: Medium Density Attached Housing","code":"RM1A","slug":"rm1a","name":"Medium Density Attached Housing","group":"Residential","section":"6.1A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Attached housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Attached housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Attached housing;","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures; and","Accessory dwelling unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 square metres (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 1,800 square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 18 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 35 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per 370 square metres of lot area","quotes":["The maximum density shall be one dwelling unit per 370 square metres of lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 9 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 6 m in width."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street","quotes":["On a corner lot, a side yard of not less than 7.5 m in width shall be provided adjoining a"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings no more than 50 m wide or six units, whichever is less; each dwelling unit at least 50 square metres and 6 m wide; no unit above another","At least 5 percent of the lot must be usable open space","Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed a horizontal width of 50 m or six units, whichever is the lesser.","Dwelling units shall be not less than 50 square metres with a minimum horizontal width of 6 m.","No building or structure shall be permitted with a dwelling unit wholly or in part above another","Not less than 5 percent of the lot shall be developed as usable open space.","Panhandle lots not permitted."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=74","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}