---
title: "RM-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Low Density Multiple Housing Zone"
place: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/dawson-creek
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Dawson Creek: Low Density Multiple Housing Zone

Main uses: community care facility, duplex, fourplex, single detached dwelling, townhouse, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** community care facility; duplex; fourplex; single detached dwelling; townhouse; triplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building or structure; accessory dwelling unit; amenity space; backyard beekeeping; backyard hen keeping; bed and breakfast; home occupation; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (single detached dwelling); 525 m² (duplex on one parcel); 262.5 m² (duplex divided vertically into two parcels); 262.5 m² (triplex divided into three parcels); 1,050 m² (fourplex or townhouse building)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10.0 m (single detached dwelling); 15.0 m (duplex on one parcel); 7.5 m (duplex divided vertically into two parcels); 7.5 m (triplex divided into three parcels); 7.5 m per ground-oriented dwelling unit (fourplex or townhouse building)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (single detached dwelling); 60% (duplex on one parcel); 60% (duplex divided vertically into two parcels); 63% (triplex divided into three parcels); 75% (townhouse building)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory dwelling units 8.0 m)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 0.6 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings and structures on the same parcel must be at least 1.5 m apart; Principal building and accessory dwelling unit must be at least 7.5 m wide; Single detached dwelling minimum site area does not apply to parcels created by subdivisions registered on or before the bylaw adoption date; Secondary suites and accessory dwelling units are only allowed on parcels with a single detached dwelling or duplex; at most one per single detached dwelling, or one per duplex dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated), s. 9](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=56) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Dawson Creek: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/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/dawson-creek/zoning/rm-1/_