{"title":"RM-1 zone in Hope: Multiple Family Residential","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Multiple Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"10.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multiple family residential use near downtown Hope on parcels fully serviced by community water and sanitary sewer.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multiple family residential use near downtown Hope on parcels fully serviced by community water and sanitary sewer.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to accommodate multiple family residential use in areas located","near downtown Hope on parcels which are fully serviced by community water and sanitary"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Multiple family dwelling","Senior citizen housing","Townhouse"],"quotes":["a) Apartment;","b) Multiple family dwelling;","c) Senior citizen housing; and","d) Townhouse."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Common or private amenity areas","Day care","Home based business","Off-street parking area","Preschool"],"note":"A day care shall not be in a dwelling unit of an apartment or multiple family dwelling.","quotes":["a) Accessory buildings or structures;","b) Common or private amenity areas;","c) Day care;","d) Home based business;","e) Off-street parking area;","f) Preschool."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 square metres (~9,682 square feet) for 4 or fewer dwelling units; 1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet) for 5 or more","quotes":["shall be 900 square metres (~9,682 square feet).","shall be 1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the parcel perimeter or 30 metres (~97.5 feet), whichever is greater","quotes":["The minimum frontage of a parcel shall be 10% of the perimeter of that parcel or 30 metres","(~97.5 feet) whichever is greater."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% (apartment or senior citizen housing); 45% (other multiple family buildings); 45% (multiple principal uses)","quotes":["Total 60% Total 45% Total 45% Included in Total"]},"max_density":{"value":"92 units/hectare (apartment or senior citizen housing); 70 units/hectare (other multiple family); 80 units/hectare (multiple principal uses)","quotes":["Maximum Density 92 units/hectare 70 units/hectare 80 units/hectare Included in Total"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (~39.5 feet) for apartment or senior citizen housing; 10 metres (~32 feet) for other multiple family buildings","quotes":["12 metres (~39.5 feet) 10 metres (~32 feet) 5 metres (~16.5 feet)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 metres (~16.5 feet)","quotes":["12 metres (~39.5 feet) 10 metres (~32 feet) 5 metres (~16.5 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (~25 feet)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres (~20 feet)","quotes":["Rear Lot Line 6 metres (~20 feet) 6 metres (~20 feet) 6 metres (~20 feet) 1.5 metres (~5 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.5 metres (~11.5 feet)","quotes":["3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) 1 metre (~3.5 feet)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres (~15 feet)","quotes":["4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 1.5 metres (~5 feet), interior side 1 metre (~3.5 feet), exterior side 4.5 metres (~15 feet)","quotes":["Front Lot Line 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet) 7.5 metres (~25 feet)","Rear Lot Line 6 metres (~20 feet) 6 metres (~20 feet) 6 metres (~20 feet) 1.5 metres (~5 feet)","3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet) 1 metre (~3.5 feet)","4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet) 4.5 metres (~15 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Common amenity area of at least 100 square metres (~1,076 square feet) for buildings with 10 or more dwelling units","Outdoor amenity area of at least 15 square metres (~161 square feet) for each townhouse","Amenity area of at least 5 square metres (~54 square feet) for each apartment unit","Senior citizen housing must be designed for and used only by elderly persons"],"quotes":["A common amenity area of not less than 100 square metres (~1,076 square feet) and minimum","containing 10 or more dwelling units on a parcel.","An outdoor amenity area of not less than 15 square metres (~161 square feet) and having","An amenity area of not less than 5 square metres (~54 square feet) and minimum dimension","Senior citizen housingshall be designed for and used exclusively for elderly persons under"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025)","url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation has no legislative sanction and is for convenience of reference only; the original bylaw and all amending bylaws must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. The District says its Zoning Bylaw is being updated alongside the new OCP (Bylaw 1617, adopted February 9, 2026). An older consolidation (to July 1, 2024) also exists at hopebc.web.catalisgov.ca/uploads/dm/72314/Zoning_Bylaw.pdf."},"source_url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=68","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/index.json"}}