{"title":"RM-1 zone in Fort St. John: Multiple Dwelling Housing (Medium Density)","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Multiple Dwelling Housing (Medium Density)","group":"Residential","section":"14.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Existing multiple dwelling parcels (not desired for future development).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Existing multiple dwelling parcels (not desired for future development).","quotes":["This zone is intended for existing properties and is not desired for future developments."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Duplex Dwelling as per R-2 requirements","Fourplex","Semi-Attached Dwelling as per R-2 requirements","Single-Detached Dwelling as per R-1 requirements","Townhouse","Triplex"],"quotes":["Apartment","Duplex Dwelling as per R-2 requirements","Fourplex","Semi-Attached Dwelling as per R-2 requirements","Single-Detached Dwelling as per R-1 requirements","Townhouse","Triplex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Detached Suite","Home Occupation – Office","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Detached Suite","Home Occupation – Office","Secondary Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900.0 m² (building 10.5 m or 3 storeys or less in height)","quotes":["Minimum parcel area for building 10.5 m (3 storeys) 900.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24.0 m","quotes":["Minimum parcel width 24.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Not more than 38 dwelling units per hectare","quotes":["Density Not more than 38 dwelling units per"]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m and a maximum of 4 storeys","quotes":["Maximum principal building and structure height 14 m and a maximum of 4 storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (townhouse and others)","quotes":["Front parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (townhouse); 4.5 m (triplex, fourplex, apartment)","quotes":["Interior parcel line 1.5 m","Interior parcel line 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (townhouse); 4.5 m (triplex, fourplex, apartment)","quotes":["Flanking exterior parcel line 3.0 m","Flanking exterior parcel line 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m; minimum front yard open space 50% for townhouse","Townhouse units must generally face the road","May be in a Development Permit Area where guidelines apply"],"quotes":["Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m","For townhouse 50%","Townhouse dwelling units must generally face the road.","permit area guidelines may apply"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)","url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidated version is \"for convenience only\"; the adopted bylaw and its amending bylaws prevail."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=95","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/index.json"}}