---
title: "RM-5 zone in Esquimalt: Multiple Residential"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: RM-5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rm-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rm-5.json"
---

# RM-5 zone in Esquimalt: Multiple Residential

Accommodate high density Apartment development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate high density Apartment development.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Residential; Home Occupation
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% for all buildings and structures combined; each storey above the second storey may not exceed 25% of the parcel area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 1.5
- **Maximum height:** 20 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side: 1.5 m interior, 3.6 m exterior; rear: 1.5 m; at least 2.5 m from principal building
- **Other rules:** Usable open space: at least 7.5% of the parcel area; Fences: up to 1.2 m in front of the front face of the principal building, 2 m behind it

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 45](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=100) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Esquimalt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/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/esquimalt/zoning/rm-5/_