{"title":"RM-3 zone in Gibsons: Medium-Density Residential Upper Gibsons Zone","code":"RM-3","slug":"rm-3","name":"Medium-Density Residential Upper Gibsons Zone","group":"Residential","section":"2.2.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium-density residential uses and limited accessory commercial uses on corner lots in Upper Gibsons, up to four storeys.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium-density residential uses and limited accessory commercial uses on corner lots in Upper Gibsons, up to four storeys.","quotes":["The intent of the Medium-Density Residential Upper Gibsons Zone (RM-3) is to allow","medium-density residential uses and limited accessory commercial uses on corner","lots in Upper Gibsons, 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","Food and Beverage","Home Occupation","Retail","Short-Term Rental"],"note":"Food and Beverage and Retail combined are limited to 50 m² and must be on the ground floor of the principal building on a corner lot.","quotes":["2.2.1.    Accessory Buildings","2.2.2.    Food and Beverage","2.2.3.    Home Occupation","2.2.4.    Retail","2.2.5.    Short-Term Rental, subject to regulations in Part 3 Section 3.7.4.","3.1. The maximum combined Gross Floor Area for Food and Beverage and Retail Uses is","50 m2."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1000 m²","quotes":["8.1. The minimum Lot Area is 1000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m","quotes":["8.3. The minimum Lot Width is 25 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75%","quotes":["5.2. The maximum Lot Coverage is 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"100 dwelling units per hectare (rounded down); up to 149 per hectare with a housing agreement with the Town","quotes":["4.1. The maximum density is 100 Dwelling Units per hectare, rounded down to the","nearest whole number. The maximum density may be increased to 149 Dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["5.1. The maximum Building Height is 15 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m; 5 m from Highway 101, North Road, and abutting lots zoned RL-1 or RL-2","quotes":["5.4. The minimum Front Lot Line Setback is 3 m.","5.3. The minimum Setback from Highway 101, North Road, and abutting Lots zoned RL-1"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["5.5. The minimum Rear Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["5.6. The minimum Interior Side Lot Line Setback is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["5.7. 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":["4.2. The minimum Amenity Area per Dwelling Unit is 10 m2.","8.2. 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=14","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rm-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rm-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/index.json"}}