{"title":"RT1 zone in Colwood: Residential Towncentre","code":"RT1","slug":"rt1","name":"Residential Towncentre","group":"Residential","section":"6.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low-rise (up to six storeys), street-oriented residential development at medium density suited to a regional town centre, including smaller-unit apartment housing for seniors or people with special needs.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low-rise (up to six storeys), street-oriented residential development at medium density suited to a regional town centre, including smaller-unit apartment housing for seniors or people with special needs.","quotes":["low-rise (up to six storeys), street-oriented residential development at a medium density suitable for","a regional town centre. This type of living space would best accommodate people who choose to","low-rise (up to six storeys), street-oriented residential development at a medium or higher density"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Attached Housing","Congregate Housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted; the basic development provision also names one-family dwelling use and group home use (no more than one one-family dwelling per lot).","quotes":["Apartment;","Attached Housing;","Congregate Housing;","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Retail sales, offices and personal care services incidental to a congregate housing use","Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Home Occupation;","Retail sales, offices and personal care services incidental to a congregate housing use;","Accessory buildings and structures; and","Accessory dwelling unit."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 3, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 9686 and Lot 16, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 2574, Except that Part in Plan 9686 (360 and 364 Goldstream Avenue): no more than three dwelling and care units unless amenity contributions are paid; rear yard 6.5 m; lot coverage 40%; usable open space 6%","Lots 2, 3 and 4, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 13872 (1919, 1921 and 1923 Jerome Road): no more than three dwelling and care units unless contributions and a traffic signal are provided; floor area ratio up to 2.0; rear yard 5.5 m; lot coverage 50%"],"quotes":["a. On land legally described as Lot 3, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 9686 and Lot 16, Section","Plan 2574, Except that Part in Plan 9686 the number of dwelling and","Lots 2, 3 and 4, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 13872 the","6.8.03A Comprehensive Development – 360 and 364 Goldstream Avenue","6.8.03B Comprehensive Development – 1919, 1921 and 1923 Jerome Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,400m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 1,400m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision shall be 18m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (Goldstream Avenue lots) or 50% (Jerome Road lots) when over 50% of parking is underground or under-building; otherwise 35%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 40 percent of the lot for the land referred to in Subsection 6.8.02(3)(a)","and 50 percent of the lot for the land referred to in Subsection 6.8.02(3)(b), when over 50% of the parking is","35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.55 with minimum dwelling unit size 55m²; up to 1.75 with a non-profit housing agreement or on-site community amenities; 2.0 on the Jerome Road lots","quotes":["of 1.55 with minimum dwelling unit size of 55m2.","The floor area ratio may be increased by 0.15","The floor area ratio may be increased by up to 0.20","The floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.75.","the floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0 for the land referred to in"]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys or 22.5m; pitched peaked roofs up to 26.5m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed six storeys or 22.5m, provided however that pitched peaked roofs","may reach a maximum height of 26.5m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"Not less than 2.5m and not more than 4.5m for a residential use","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 2.5m and not more than 4.5m in depth for a residential use."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.5m (Goldstream Avenue lots); 5.5m (Jerome Road lots)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 6.5m in depth for the land referred to in Subsection 6.8.02(3)(a) and not","less than 5.5m in depth for the land referred to in Subsection 6.8.02(3)(b)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4m; 7.5m if an emergency access route is required","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 4m in depth provided, however, that if an emergency access route is","required the side yard shall not be less than 7.5m."]},"other":{"value":["Basic development (before bonus density) follows Sections 5.3.03 through 5.3.07 (AR2)","Usable open space at least 10 percent of the lot (6 percent on the Goldstream Avenue lots)","Parking is 1.4 spaces per apartment dwelling unit","Panhandle lots not permitted for subdivision"],"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.","not less than 6 percent of the land referred to in Subsection 6.8.02(3)(a)","shall be 1.4 per apartment dwelling unit.","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=95","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/rt1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rt1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rt1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}