{"title":"RM-2 zone in Fort St. John: Multiple Dwelling Housing (High Density)","code":"RM-2","slug":"rm-2","name":"Multiple Dwelling Housing (High Density)","group":"Residential","section":"15.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Existing high density multiple dwelling parcels (not desired for future development).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Existing high density 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); 1,670.0 m² (taller)","quotes":["Building 10.5 m (3 storeys) or less in height 900.0 m²","Building greater than 10.5 m (3 storeys) in height 1,670.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24.0 m (building 10.5 m or less); 36.5 m (taller)","quotes":["Buildings 10.5 m (3 storeys) or less in height 24.0 m","Buildings greater than 10.5 m (3 storeys) in height 36.5 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 75%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Not more than 155 dwelling units per hectare","quotes":["Density Not more than 155"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.5 m if height under 21 m; over 21 m: 10.5 m plus 3 m for every 3 m of height when abutting a residential zone","quotes":["If the height is less than 21 m 10.5 m","If the height is greater than 21 m 10.5 m plus 3 m for every","abutting a residential"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m if height under 10.5 m; 10.5 m if over 10.5 m","quotes":["Interior side parcel line","If the height is less than 10.5 m 4.5 m","If the height is greater than 10.5 m 10.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m if height under 10.5 m; 10.5 m if over 10.5 m","quotes":["Flanking exterior side parcel line","If the height is less than 10.5 m 4.5 m","If the height is greater than 10.5 m 10.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m","Townhouse developments must meet the RM-3 zone requirements and generally face the road"],"quotes":["Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m","Townhouse developments must meet the requirements of the RM-3 zone and must generally"]}},"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=97","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/index.json"}}