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title: "RM-3 zone in Fort St. John: Multiple Dwelling Housing (Medium Density)"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: RM-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM-3 zone in Fort St. John: Multiple Dwelling Housing (Medium Density)

Medium density multiple dwelling housing in appropriate locations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density multiple dwelling housing in appropriate locations.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Fourplex; Townhouse; Triplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Home Occupation – Office
- **Minimum lot area:** 900.0 m² (building 10.5 m or 3 storeys or less in height)
- **Minimum lot width:** 24.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Not more than 55 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 14 m and a maximum of 4 storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (townhouse and others)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (townhouse); 4.5 m (triplex, fourplex, apartment)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (townhouse); 4.5 m (triplex, fourplex, apartment)
- **Other rules:** Minimum floor area ratio 1.5; Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m; minimum front yard open space 50% for townhouse; Townhouse units must face the road; May be in a Development Permit Area where guidelines apply

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 16.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=99) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fort St. John: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/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/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-3/_