---
title: "R-M zone in Gold River: Medium Density Residential"
place: Gold River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gold-river
zone: R-M
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/r-m/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/r-m.json"
---

# R-M zone in Gold River: Medium Density Residential

Main uses: One duplex, Home occupations.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** One duplex; Home occupations
- **Minimum lot area:** 700.0 m² (350.0 m² per side)
- **Minimum lot width:** 24.0 m (12.0 m per side)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of lot area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.1 m
- **Front setback:** 4.6 m minimum; 9.1 m maximum
- **Rear setback:** 6.1 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m (principal building); 0.0 m at a shared interior party wall
- **Street side setback:** 4.6 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Refer to the Business Licence Bylaw for additional regulations

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, s. 8.0](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=46) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Gold River: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/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/gold-river/zoning/r-m/_