---
title: "RM-1 zone in Hope: Multiple Family Residential"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Hope: Multiple Family Residential

Multiple family residential use near downtown Hope on parcels fully serviced by community water and sanitary sewer.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multiple family residential use near downtown Hope on parcels fully serviced by community water and sanitary sewer.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Multiple family dwelling; Senior citizen housing; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Common or private amenity areas; Day care; Home based business; Off-street parking area; Preschool (A day care shall not be in a dwelling unit of an apartment or multiple family dwelling.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 30 metres (~97.5 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (apartment or senior citizen housing); 45% (other multiple family buildings); 45% (multiple principal uses)
- **Maximum density:** 92 units/hectare (apartment or senior citizen housing); 70 units/hectare (other multiple family); 80 units/hectare (multiple principal uses)
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (~39.5 feet) for apartment or senior citizen housing; 10 metres (~32 feet) for other multiple family buildings
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 metres (~16.5 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres (~20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (~15 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 10.2](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=68) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Hope: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/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/hope/zoning/rm-1/_