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title: "RM-1 zone in Invermere: Multiple Family (Medium Density) Residential"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: RM-1
bylaw: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Invermere: Multiple Family (Medium Density) Residential

Main uses: single family dwellings, two family dwellings, low density multiple family use, multiple family use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** single family dwellings; two family dwellings; low density multiple family use; multiple family use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Based Business; Secondary Suites, Subject to Section 3.14 of this Bylaw; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 1100 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 40 dwellings per hectare of useable site area
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum floor area 65 m²; Minimum horizontal dimension 5.5 m; A two family RM-1 dwelling may be subdivided along a common wall if each parcel is at least 255 m²

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.8](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=50) (read 2026-11-08)

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