{"title":"RM5 zone in Kamloops: Multi-Unit 5 - High Density","code":"RM5","slug":"rm5","name":"Multi-Unit 5 - High Density","group":"Residential","section":"9.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High-density Multi-Unit Residential development in or near the City Centre and other mixed-use centres.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High-density Multi-Unit Residential development in or near the City Centre and other mixed-use centres.","quotes":["The purpose of the RM5 zone is to provide for high-density Multi-Unit Residential development,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multi-Unit Residential","commercial conversions, subject to Section 9.5.8","Rooming House"],"quotes":["Multi-Unit Residential;","commercial conversions, subject to Section 9.5.8; and","Rooming House."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["commercial Use, subject to Section 9.5.9","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"],"quotes":["commercial Use, subject to Section 9.5.9;","Daycare, Home-Based, in an existing Single-Detached Residential","Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3; and","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based, in an existing Single-"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Up to 32 units within the building used for Hotel/motel accommodation on Parcel A, Plan 1104 (559 Nicola Street)"],"quotes":["a maximum of 32 units within the Building to be used for Hotel/motel","(559 Nicola Street)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 1,000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 70%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 5.0 (2.0 with a maximum of 53 Seniors Housing units at 142 and 154 Vernon Avenue; 3.25 at 653 and 683 1st Avenue and 116 and 136 Columbia Street)","quotes":["Maximum Floor Area Ratio 5.0","Density shall be restricted to a maximum of 53 Seniors Housing","units and a Floor Area Ratio of 2.0;","Ratio shall be 3.25."]},"max_height":{"value":"Structures may rise 4.5 m above the roof of the principal building; five Storeys at 142 and 154 Vernon Avenue","quotes":["Maximum Structure Height 4.5 m (above roof of the principal Building)","the maximum Building Height shall be","five Storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (2.5 m for Townhouse development up to three Storeys)","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 6m","except for Townhouse development to a 2.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (4.5 m for Townhouse development up to three Storeys)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback 6m","except for Townhouse development to a 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (2.5 m for Townhouse development up to three Storeys)","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback 4.5 m","except for Townhouse development to a 2.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum side Street Yard Setback 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Commercial Use is limited to Office, Personal Services, Restaurant or Café, and Retail Trade; only with Multi-Unit Residential development, on the ground floor, and each business or unit at most 200 m²","Commercial conversions are limited to Office and Personal Services and may contain dwelling units","No accessory building is allowed in any yard adjoining a street"],"quotes":["commercial Use shall be limited to Office, Personal Services, Restaurant","commercial Use shall only occur in conjunction with Multi-Unit Residential","commercial Use shall only occur on the ground floor;","exceed 200 m2.","commercial conversions shall be limited to Office and Personal Services","adjoining a Street."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)","url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is placed online for convenience only; it is not the official or legal version, and certified copies are available from Legislative Services at City Hall. Zone T2 (Airport), section 11.6, is repealed and not listed. The bylaw is also published one section per file at https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/138848."},"source_url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=175","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}