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title: "RSM-1 zone in Esquimalt: Small-Scale Multi-Family Housing Zone (Small Lot)"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: RSM-1
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/rsm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rsm-1.json"
---

# RSM-1 zone in Esquimalt: Small-Scale Multi-Family Housing Zone (Small Lot)

Accommodate three-unit Small-Scale Multi-Family Housing on individual Parcels of land.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate three-unit Small-Scale Multi-Family Housing on individual Parcels of land.
- **Main uses:** Small-Scale Multi-Family Housing; Home Occupation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding (subject to Section 30.3); Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Maximum 3 Dwelling Units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m or three (3) storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.6 m
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m from a side lot line; 3.0 m within the part of the side yard used to access rear yard parking from the front yard
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: not in front of the front face of the principal building nearest the front lot line; side: 1.2 m from a side lot line; rear: 1.2 m; at least 2.5 m from any other building
- **Other rules:** Maximum 2 principal buildings per parcel; Minimum floor area of each dwelling unit 25.0 m²; Principal buildings at least 2.5 m from any other building

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 40.2](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=84) (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/rsm-1/_