---
title: "RM5 zone in Colwood: Medium Density Apartment"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: RM5
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/rm5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm5.json"
---

# RM5 zone in Colwood: Medium Density Apartment

Main uses: Apartments.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartments (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 m² (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 150 m² of site area
- **Maximum height:** Four storeys or 15 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.0 multiplied by the building height, but never less than 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.6 multiplied by the building height, but never less than 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** At least 5 percent of the lot must be usable open space; Panhandle lots are not permitted for subdivision

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 6.4A](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=84) (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/rm5/_