{"title":"RM-2 zone in Gibsons: Medium-Density Residential Lower Gibsons Zone","code":"RM-2","slug":"rm-2","name":"Medium-Density Residential Lower Gibsons Zone","group":"Residential","section":"2.2.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium-density residential uses with building heights of up to four storeys.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium-density residential uses with building heights of up to four storeys.","quotes":["medium-density residential uses with building heights of up to four storeys."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential, limited to Cluster Housing, Townhouses, and Apartments"],"quotes":["2.1.1.    Residential, limited to Cluster Housing, Townhouses, and Apartments."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings","Home Occupation","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["2.2.1.    Accessory Buildings","2.2.2.    Home Occupation","Short-Term Rental, subject to regulations in Part 3 Section 3.7.4."]},"site_specific":{"value":["421, 427, 431, 437 and 445 Gower Point Road (Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, Block A, District Lot 685, Plan VAP5579): max 69 dwelling units and max building height 16 m"],"quotes":["3.3. The maximum number of Dwelling Units is 69 on the following Lots:","4.2. The maximum Building Height is 16 m on the following Lots:","421, 427, 431, 437, and 445 Gower Point Road, Legal Description: Lots 5, 6, 7,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1000 m²","quotes":["7.1. The minimum Lot Area is 1000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m","quotes":["7.3. The minimum Lot Width is 25 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"65%","quotes":["4.4. The maximum Lot Coverage is 65%."]},"max_density":{"value":"75 dwelling units per hectare (rounded down); may be increased with a housing agreement with the Town","quotes":["3.1. The maximum density is 75 Dwelling Units per hectare rounded down to the nearest","whole number. The maximum density may be increased to facilitate additional"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m; up to 16 m with a housing agreement with the Town","quotes":["4.1. The maximum Building Height is 10 m.","4.3. The maximum Building Height may be increased to 16 m to facilitate additional"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["4.5. The minimum Front Lot Line Setback is 3 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["4.6. The minimum Rear Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["4.7. The minimum Interior Side Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["4.8. The minimum Exterior Side Lot Line Setback is 3 m."]},"other":{"value":["Min amenity area 10 m² per dwelling unit","Min lot depth 25 m"],"quotes":["3.2. The minimum Amenity Area per Dwelling Unit is 10 m2.","7.2. The minimum Lot Depth is 25 m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)","url":"https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Town's consolidation is for convenience only. Bylaw 1342 repeals the former Zoning Bylaw No. 1065, 2007."},"source_url":"https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=12","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rm-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rm-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rm-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/index.json"}}