---
title: "RM2D zone in Fruitvale: Medium Density Housing/Duplex Mountain Side"
place: Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fruitvale
zone: RM2D
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/rm2d/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/rm2d.json"
---

# RM2D zone in Fruitvale: Medium Density Housing/Duplex Mountain Side

A zone primarily for duplexes, medium density apartments and compatible secondary uses on serviced urban lots at Mountain Side.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A zone primarily for duplexes, medium density apartments and compatible secondary uses on serviced urban lots at Mountain Side.
- **Main uses:** apartment housing; duplexes; boarding and lodging houses; congregate housing; four dwelling housing; group home, major; multiple dwelling housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** care centres, major; home occupation; utility services, minor impact
- **Minimum lot area:** 550 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%, and 60% for buildings, driveways and parking areas together
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.0 (up to 1.3 with a density bonus amenity; up to 0.2 more for screened parking beneath buildings; 0.1 more with a housing agreement)
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 10 m or 3 storeys (lesser of 12.5 m or 4 storeys with a density bonus amenity)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m for a portion of a building not over 3 storeys; 1.8 m for a duplex
- **Street side setback:** 5 m; 3 m for a duplex
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 2 m; an accessory building with recreational amenities for all residents follows the principal building setbacks
- **Other rules:** Private open space per dwelling: 7.5 m² per bachelor dwelling, congregate housing bedroom or group home bedroom; 15.0 m² per 1 bedroom dwelling; 25.0 m² per dwelling with more than 1 bedroom.; No continuous building frontage may exceed 40.0 m for a 3 or 4 story building, or 65.0 m for a 2-storey building.; Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m.; Official Community Plan development permit guidelines apply.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026), s. 14.7](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf#page=105) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fruitvale: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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/fruitvale/zoning/rm2d/_