---
title: "RM1 zone in Kamloops: Multi-Unit 1 - Low Density"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: RM1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Kamloops: Multi-Unit 1 - Low Density

Low-density Multi-Unit Residential development in the form of Single- and Two-Unit Dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-density Multi-Unit Residential development in the form of Single- and Two-Unit Dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Multi-Unit Residential consisting of Single-Detached and/or Two-Unit Dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarders or Lodgers, or Short-Term Rental Accommodation, subject to Division 3, Section 3.20; Daycare, Home-Based, in an existing Single-Detached Residential Dwelling; Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3; Residential care facility licensed home-based, in an existing Single-Detached Residential Dwelling; Residential Suite, subject to Division 3, Section 3.4
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Two triplex Buildings on Lot B, Plan KAP51645 (770 Hugh Allan Drive); A maximum of 42 units at 2000 Qu'Appelle Boulevard and 1939 Coldwater Drive (parts of the Northeast 1/4 of Sec. 34 and Lot C, Sec. 35, Twp. 19, Rge. 17)
- **Minimum lot area:** 3,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the parent parcel including accessory buildings; all accessory buildings on an individual bare land strata lot 12% of strata lot area, to a maximum of 80 m²
- **Maximum density:** 25 dwelling units per ha (16 per ha, with at most 40% Two-Unit Dwellings, at 8855 Dallas Drive; 16 units per ha, 40 units, at 1799 Babine Drive)
- **Maximum height:** Single-Detached and Two-Unit Dwellings 2 Storeys; any structure 15 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Over 10 m² 4 m; under 10 m² 3 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (minimum perimeter yard setback for all yards of the parent parcel)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (minimum perimeter yard setback for all yards of the parent parcel)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (minimum perimeter yard setback for all yards of the parent parcel)
- **Other rules:** Building separation: principal buildings 3 m; accessory building from principal building 1.5 m; Manufactured Homes are not permitted; One accessory building per unit, maximum floor area 10 m², at the rear or side of a dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 9.1](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=154) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kamloops: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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/kamloops/zoning/rm1/_