{"title":"RM-3 zone in Comox: Mid-Rise Residential","code":"RM-3","slug":"rm-3","name":"Mid-Rise Residential","group":"Residential","section":"10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multi-unit residential development up to six storeys within and adjacent to the Downtown.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multi-unit residential development up to six storeys within and adjacent to the Downtown.","quotes":["RM-3 Mid-Rise Residential residential development up to six storeys within"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Care Facility, Child","Care Facility, Community","Dwelling Units"],"quotes":["(c) Care Facility, Child S P2 P2","(d) Care Facility, Community S P P","(g) Dwelling Units P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Agriculture, Urban","Home Occupation, Minor","Food Services","Parking Lot"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Buildings and Structures S S1 S","(b) Agriculture, Urban S S S","(h) Home Occupation (i) Minor S S S","(i) Food Services 3 -- S S","(j) Parking Lot S S S"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,500.0 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area 1,000.0 m2 1,500.0 m2 1,500.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 30.0 m 30.0 m 30.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% (80% including impervious surfaces)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 70% 50% 70%","80% 60% 80%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum FAR 2.4; minimum 80 units per ha","quotes":["(e) Maximum FAR n/a 1.6 2.4","(d) Minimum Number of","n/a 55 units per ha 80 units per ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"24.0 m (6 storeys)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 12.0 m 16.0 m 24.0 m","(b) Maximum Number of Storeys 3 4 6"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(c) Minimum Front Setback 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(d) Minimum Rear Setback 4.5 m 5.0 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["(e) Minimum Side Setback 3.5 m 3.5 m 3.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["(f) Minimum Exterior Side Setback 3.5 m 3.5 m 3.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 3.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m; 0.0 m for an accessory building under 10.0 square metres of floor area (not in a front or exterior side yard)","quotes":["(b) Minimum Front Setback 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m","(c) Minimum Rear Setback 1.2 m1 1.2 m1 1.2 m1","(d) Minimum Side Setback 1.2 m1 1.2 m1 1.2 m1","(e) Minimum Exterior Side Setback 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m","The minimum setback is 0.0 metres for an accessory building having less than 10.0 square metres"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum setback is 6.0 m for lot lines fronting a garage or carport","Child care facilities must be on the first storey of a principal building","Food services only where ancillary to a community care facility on the same lot"],"quotes":["(h) Minimum Setback – lot lines fronting a","6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Child care facilities shall be located on the first storey of a principal building.","Food services shall only be permitted where ancillary to a community care facility use occurring on"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 1850 (adopted early 2026). Zones in Sections 9 to 15 share tables, so those zones all point to their whole section's line range; only the CD zones (Section 16) have their own ranges."},"source_url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf#page=96","place":{"path":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/rm-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/rm-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/rm-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json"}}