{"title":"RM3 zone in Colwood: Apartment","code":"RM3","slug":"rm3","name":"Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"6.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartments, Attached housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartments","Attached housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted; attached housing follows the RM2 zone regulations, not this zone.","quotes":["Apartments;","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 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 1,800 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision 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 200 m² of site area","quotes":["The maximum density of development shall be one dwelling unit per 200 m2 of site area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Four storeys or 15 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed four storeys or 15 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":"1.0 multiplied by the building height, but never less than 10 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided equal to 1.0 multiplied by the height of the building. In no case shall","the depth of a rear yard be less than 10 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.6 multiplied by the building height, but never less than 7.5 m","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided equal to 0.6 multiplied by the height of the building. In no case shall the","width of a side yard be less than 7.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["At least 5 percent of the lot must be usable open space","Panhandle lots are not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["Not less than 5 percent of the lot shall be developed as usable open space.","Panhandle lots are 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=80","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/rm3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}