---
title: "RM5 zone in Kamloops: Multi-Unit 5 - High Density"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
zone: RM5
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/rm5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm5.json"
---

# RM5 zone in Kamloops: Multi-Unit 5 - High Density

High-density Multi-Unit Residential development in or near the City Centre and other mixed-use centres.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-density Multi-Unit Residential development in or near the City Centre and other mixed-use centres.
- **Main uses:** Multi-Unit Residential; commercial conversions, subject to Section 9.5.8; Rooming House
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Up to 32 units within the building used for Hotel/motel accommodation on Parcel A, Plan 1104 (559 Nicola Street)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** Structures may rise 4.5 m above the roof of the principal building; five Storeys at 142 and 154 Vernon Avenue
- **Front setback:** 6 m (2.5 m for Townhouse development up to three Storeys)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for Townhouse development up to three Storeys)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (2.5 m for Townhouse development up to three Storeys)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 9.5](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=175) (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/rm5/_