{"title":"RM6 zone in Colwood: Medium Density Low Rise Residential","code":"RM6","slug":"rm6","name":"Medium Density Low Rise Residential","group":"Residential","section":"6.6","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.","quotes":["Apartments;","Attached housing;","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation","Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Home occupation;","Accessory buildings and structures; and","Accessory dwelling unit."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 17, Sections 70 & 71, Esquimalt District, Plan 25158 (2128 Sooke Rd), Lot A, Sections 70 & 71, Esquimalt District, Plan 24409 (2132 Sooke Rd) and Lot B, Section 70, Esquimalt District, Plan 24409 (2138 Sooke Rd): one dwelling unit per lot until amenity contributions are paid; building separation at least 8.5 metres; parking 1.5 spaces per attached dwelling unit"],"quotes":["(2128 Sooke Rd), Lot A, Sections 70 & 71, Esquimalt District, Plan 24409","(2132 Sooke Rd) and Lot B, Section 70, Esquimalt District, Plan 24409 (2138 Sooke Rd), the maximum","density shall be one dwelling unit per lot, until such time contributions are provided, prior to issuance","than 8.5 metres”","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 lot coverage shall be 35 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per 143m² of lot area; floor area ratio not more than 0.9","quotes":["The maximum density of development shall be one dwelling unit per 143m² of lot area.","The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.9."]},"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":"10 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 7.5m in width."]},"other":{"value":["At least 8 percent of the lot must be usable open space","Parking area may not be more than 30 percent of the lot area","Panhandle lots are not permitted for subdivision"],"quotes":["Not less than 8 percent of the lot shall be developed as usable open space.","The proportion of the lot area that constitutes parking area shall not exceed 30 percent.","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=88","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/rm6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}