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title: "RM-4 zone in Fort St. John: Multiple Dwelling Housing (High Density)"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: RM-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/rm-4.json"
---

# RM-4 zone in Fort St. John: Multiple Dwelling Housing (High Density)

Larger scale multiple dwelling housing in appropriate locations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Larger scale multiple dwelling housing in appropriate locations.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Home Occupation – Office
- **Minimum lot area:** 900.0 m² (building 10.5 m or 3 storeys or less); 1,670.0 m² (taller)
- **Minimum lot width:** 24.0 m (building 10.5 m or less); 36.5 m (taller)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** Not more than 155 dwelling units per hectare
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m if height under 10.5 m; 10.5 m if over 10.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m if height under 10.5 m; 10.5 m if over 10.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum floor area ratio 2.0; Minimum width of principal building 6.4 m; Townhouse developments must meet the RM-3 zone requirements and face the road

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 17.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=102) (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-4/_