{"title":"RM7 zone in Colwood: Medium Density Residential 7","code":"RM7","slug":"rm7","name":"Medium Density Residential 7","group":"Residential","section":"6.6A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Orderly development of land for multiple-family residential purposes, with a basic semi-rural level of development and alternative requirements for greater density when amenities and affordable housing are provided.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Orderly development of land for multiple-family residential purposes, with a basic semi-rural level of development and alternative requirements for greater density when amenities and affordable housing are provided.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to permit the orderly development of land for multiple-family residential purposes.","semi-rural density. Alternative requirements are specified for development at greater density, subject to"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Apartment (Senior Citizens)","Attached housing (includes duplex units)"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Apartment","Apartment (Senior Citizens)","Attached housing (includes duplex units)","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupations","Not more than 1 boarder or lodger in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling units"],"quotes":["Home occupations","Not more than 1 boarder or lodger in a dwelling unit provided that no dwelling unit shall be","Accessory buildings and structures; and","Accessory dwelling units."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 2, Section 96, Esquimalt District, Plan 27355 (360 Belmont Road): no more than three dwelling units under basic development; higher density in the table allowed with community amenity and affordable housing contributions"],"quotes":["On land legally described as Lot 2, Section 96, Esquimalt District, Plan 27355 the number of dwelling","6.6A.03 Comprehensive Development – 360 Belmont Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1800 m² (lots without rear or side access); 600 m² (lots with rear or side access)","quotes":["Minimum lot size 1800 m2 600 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage 30.0 m and width 15.0 m (lots without rear or side access); frontage and width 10.0 m (lots with rear or side access)","quotes":["Minimum lot frontage 30.0 m 10.0 m","Minimum lot width 15.0 m 10.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (principal buildings)","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage 40% 40%","(principal buildings) (principal buildings)"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.00; 75 dwelling units per hectare; whichever is less","quotes":["Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) 1.00 1.00","Maximum dwelling units per hectare 75 75","- density to be lesser amount of FAR or number of dwelling units"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["Maximum building height 15.0 m 15.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (lots without rear or side access); 4.0 m (lots with rear or side access)","quotes":["Front 7.5 m 4.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m (lots without rear or side access); 6.0 m (lots with rear or side access)","quotes":["Rear 10.0 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (1.0 m with rear or side access); side total 3.0 m (2.5 m with rear or side access)","quotes":["Side 1.5 m 1.0 m","Side Total 3.0 m 2.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (3.0 m with rear or side access)","quotes":["Flanking street 4.5 m 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached garages: front 14.0 m; rear 1.0 m minimum to 6.0 m maximum (0.0 m with rear or side access); side 0.5 m. Other accessory buildings: rear 1.0 m (0.0 m with access), side 1.5 m (0.5 m with access).","quotes":["Front Minimum 14.0 m 14.0 m","Rear Minimum 1.0 m 0.0 m","Rear Maximum 6.0 m 0.0 m","Side Minimum 0.5 m 0.5 m","Rear 1.0 m 0.0 m","Side 1.5 m 0.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Under basic development the regulations of Sections 5.3.03 through 5.3.07 (AR2) apply","Usable open space at least 10 percent of the lot (up to 25% of it on a roof)","Parking is 1.4 spaces per apartment or attached housing dwelling unit","Lot frontages are reduced 25% for lots on the turnaround portion of a cul-de-sac"],"quotes":["The regulations in Sections 5.3.03 through 5.3.07 shall apply.","Not less than 10 percent of the lot shall be developed as usable open space. Up to 25% of this required open","1.4 per apartment or attached housing dwelling unit.","The required minimum lot frontages are hereby reduced 25% in respect of lots abutting the"]}},"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=90","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/rm7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}