---
title: "RM-2 zone in Hope: Ground Oriented Multiple Family Residential"
place: Hope, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/hope
zone: RM-2
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-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM-2 zone in Hope: Ground Oriented Multiple Family Residential

Ground oriented multiple family dwellings (no apartments) near downtown Hope on parcels fully serviced by community water and sanitary sewer.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Ground oriented multiple family dwellings (no apartments) near downtown Hope on parcels fully serviced by community water and sanitary sewer.
- **Main uses:** Multiple family dwelling, excluding an apartment; Two family residence
- **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 must be in a separate facility, not in a dwelling unit.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 650 square metres (~6,993 square feet) for fewer than 5 dwelling units; 1,000 square metres (~10,760 square feet) for 5 or more
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the parcel perimeter or 18 metres (~59 feet), whichever is greater
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Total 45%
- **Maximum density:** 40 units/hectare
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres (~33 feet)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 metres (~16.5 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (~25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 4 metres (~13.5 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres (~5 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 metres (~25 feet), rear 1 metre (~3.5 feet), interior side 1 metre (~3.5 feet), exterior side 3.5 metres (~11.5 feet)
- **Other rules:** Outdoor amenity area of at least 15 square metres (~161 square feet) for each dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1324, 2012 (consolidated to March 20, 2025), s. 10.3](https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86919/Zoning_Bylaw_No._1324_2012_Consolidated_March_20_2025#page=70) (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-2/_