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title: "RM7 zone in Colwood: Medium Density Residential 7"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: RM7
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/rm7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rm7.json"
---

# RM7 zone in Colwood: Medium Density Residential 7

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Apartment (Senior Citizens); Attached housing (includes duplex units) (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; Not more than 1 boarder or lodger in a dwelling unit; Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling units
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 1800 m² (lots without rear or side access); 600 m² (lots with rear or side access)
- **Minimum lot width:** 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)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (principal buildings)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.00; 75 dwelling units per hectare; whichever is less
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (lots without rear or side access); 4.0 m (lots with rear or side access)
- **Rear setback:** 10.0 m (lots without rear or side access); 6.0 m (lots with rear or side access)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (1.0 m with rear or side access); side total 3.0 m (2.5 m with rear or side access)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (3.0 m with rear or side access)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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).
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 6.6A](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=90) (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/rm7/_