{"title":"RM4 zone in Colwood: Apartment (Senior Citizens)","code":"RM4","slug":"rm4","name":"Apartment (Senior Citizens)","group":"Residential","section":"6.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment (Senior Citizens).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment (Senior Citizens)"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Apartment (Senior Citizens);","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 be1, 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":"16 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 16 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"Lot area of at least 93 m² per one-bedroom unit, 278 m² per two-bedroom unit, 464 m² per three-bedroom unit","quotes":["A minimum of 93 m2 of lot area for every dwelling unit where the dwelling unit has one (1) bedroom.","A minimum of 278 m2 of lot area for every dwelling unit where the dwelling unit has two (2)","A minimum of 464 m2 of lot area for every dwelling unit where the dwelling unit has three (3)"]},"max_height":{"value":"Four storeys or 14 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed four storeys or 14 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":["Usable open space of at least 5 m² per dwelling unit, with each open space area at least 50 m²","Parking of .75 spaces for each dwelling unit","Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["A minimum of 5 m2 for each dwelling unit.","The minimum size of an individual open space area shall be 50 m2.",".75 spaces for each dwelling unit.","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=82","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/rm4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}