---
title: "RM1B zone in Colwood: Medium Density Attached Housing B"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: RM1B
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm1b/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm1b.json"
---

# RM1B zone in Colwood: Medium Density Attached Housing B

Main uses: Attached housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Attached housing (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 square metres (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per 350 square metres of lot area
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 6.1B](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=76) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/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/colwood/zoning/rm1b/_