---
title: "RT4 zone in Colwood: Residential Towncentre 4"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: RT4
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/rt4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rt4.json"
---

# RT4 zone in Colwood: Residential Towncentre 4

To permit residential accommodation in apartments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To permit residential accommodation in apartments.
- **Main uses:** Apartment (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling units; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Parcel A (DD103854I) of Lot 18, Section 1, Esquimalt District, Plan 2574 (2708 Wale Road): no more than six dwelling units unless community amenities and other contributions are provided; then floor area ratio up to 3.45
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 3.45 (with contributions); no more than six dwelling units on Parcel A without them
- **Maximum height:** 77 m
- **Front setback:** 10 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m on the westerly lot line; 3.6 m on the northeasterly lot line
- **Other rules:** Under basic development, Sections 5.3.03 through 5.3.07 (AR2) apply; Usable open space at least 10 percent of the lot (up to 25% on the roof); Parking is 1.3 spaces per apartment dwelling unit; Parking structures below the main floor may be located on any portion of a lot

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 6.11](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=100) (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/rt4/_