{"title":"RMU zone in Fruitvale: Residential Mixed Use","code":"RMU","slug":"rmu","name":"Residential Mixed Use","group":"Mixed use","section":"18.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A zone for low to medium density residential mixed-use developments, with limited commercial, institutional, office and service uses placed sensitively to the street and adjacent residential areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A zone for low to medium density residential mixed-use developments, with limited commercial, institutional, office and service uses placed sensitively to the street and adjacent residential areas.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone for primarily low to medium density residential mixed-use","developments, with limited commercial, institutional, office and service uses distributed on-site in a"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["apartment housing","row housing","duplex housing","multi-plexes (3 or 4 units)","congegate care housing","public and private education services","Convenience retail stores","government services","minor home occupations","personal service shops","professional, financial and office support services","public libraries and cultural exhibits","religious assembly","public park","care centers"],"quotes":["apartment housing","row housing","duplex housing","multi-plexes (3 or 4 units)","congegate care housing","public and private education services","Convenience retail stores","government services","minor home occupations","personal service shops","professional, financial and office support services","public libraries and cultural exhibits","religious assembly","public park","care centers"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["care centers","neighbourhood pubs, for less than 100 occupants and 120 m2 of public space","boarding and lodging houses","child care services","group homes","health service","hotels (small inns)","household repair services","indoor participant recreation services","home occupations (major)","private clubs/club house","residential sales center"],"quotes":["care centers","neighbourhood pubs, for less than 100 occupants and 120 m2 of public space","boarding and lodging houses","child care services","group homes","health service","hotels (small inns)","household repair services","indoor participant recreation services","home occupations (major)","private clubs/club house","residential sales center"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for buildings; 75% for all buildings, parking areas and roads","quotes":["The maximum site coverage is 50% for buildings and 75% for all buildings, parking areas and"]},"max_density":{"value":"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)","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 1.0, except it is up to 1.3 where the developer has provided an","parking spaces to the total required parking spaces, but in no case shall this amount exceed 0.2.","0.1 may be added to the floor area ratio."]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys (lesser of 16.5 m or 4 storeys with a density bonus amenity)","quotes":["The maximum height is the lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys, except it is 4.5 m for accessory","buildings and structures. This height is increased to the lesser of 16.5 m or 4 storeys where the"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["The maximum height is the lesser of 12.4 m or 3 storeys, except it is 4.5 m for accessory"]},"other":{"value":["Site coverage, building heights and setbacks are as approved by development permit.","Accessory buildings and structures used for maintenance or storage must have a 3 level landscape buffer.","No outdoor storage is permitted in this zone.","Apartment housing with commercial uses on the main floor needs separate at-grade access; surface parking lots may not directly abut adjacent streets."],"quotes":["floor area ratio, site coverage, and the distribution of building heights and building setbacks on","the site will be as approved by development permit, having due regard to the sensitive","permanent structures) must have a 3 level landscape buffer.","No outdoor storage is permitted in this zone.","Apartment housing with commercial uses on the main floor shall have access at grade which is","separate from the commercial component.","surface parking lots shall not be permitted directly abutting the adjacent"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026)","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village says its posted bylaws are provided for convenience only and are not official versions; only the signed printed version issued by the Chief Administrative Officer is official. RD1 (14.6) and RM2D (14.7) are in the bylaw sections but not in the s. 2.3.1 zone table."},"source_url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf#page=122","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/rmu/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/rmu.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/rmu.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/index.json"}}