{"title":"RM3 zone in Kent: Multiple Dwelling Residential 3 Zone","code":"RM3","slug":"rm3","name":"Multiple Dwelling Residential 3 Zone","group":"Residential","section":"9.5.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multiple dwelling housing development with a density no higher than 150 units per hectare (60 units per acre) on lots with an approved community water and sewer system.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multiple dwelling housing development with a density no higher than 150 units per hectare (60 units per acre) on lots with an approved community water and sewer system.","quotes":["The purpose of a Multiple Dwelling Residential 3 (RM3) zone is to provide for multiple","dwelling housing development with a density no higher than 150 units per hectare (60"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Townhouse","Personal care"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a RM3 zone:",".1 Apartment",".2 Townhouse",".3 Personal care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building","Off-street parking","Home occupation","Secondary suite"],"quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a RM3 zone:",".4 Accessory building",".7 Secondary suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"880 square metres (9,500 square feet) (townhouse); 1,300 square metres (14,000 square feet) (apartment)","quotes":["townhouse 880 square metres (9,500","apartment 1,300 square metres (14,000"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"22 metres (72 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 22 metres (72feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (principal buildings); 60% (parkade / off-street parking)","quotes":["Principle Buildings 40% maximum","Parkade (Off-Street Parking) 60% maximum"]},"max_density":{"value":"150 units per hectare (60 units per acre)","quotes":["Density 150 units per hectare (60 units"]},"max_height":{"value":"22 metres (72 feet) (apartment); 12 metres (40 feet) (other residential buildings)","quotes":["Apartment 22 metres (72feet) maximum","Other residential buildings 12 metres (40 feet) maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.7 metres (12 feet)","quotes":["accessory buildings 3.7 metres (12 feet) maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) (townhouse, personal care and apartment); parkade and covered entry 6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["front lot line 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 metres (15 feet) (townhouse and personal care); 6.0 metres (20 feet) (apartment); parkade and covered entry 0.0 metres","quotes":["rear lot line 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum","apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","All other lot lines 0.0 metres minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.5 metres (12 feet) (townhouse and personal care); 6.0 metres (20 feet) (apartment); parkade and covered entry 0.0 metres","quotes":["interior side lot line 3.5 metres (12 feet) minimum","apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","All other lot lines 0.0 metres minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) (townhouse, personal care and apartment); parkade and covered entry 0.0 metres","quotes":["exterior side lot line 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","All other lot lines 0.0 metres minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Balconies must be at least 4.5 metres (15 feet) from all lot lines","Each dwelling unit: 32.5 square metres (350 square feet) minimum plus 14 square metres (150 square feet) for each bedroom","Developments with 25 or more dwelling units need a common indoor amenity space of at least 2.75 sq metres (30 sq ft) per dwelling unit"],"quotes":["balconies from all lot lines 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum","32.5 square metres (350 square","14 square metres (150 square","contain 25 dwelling units or more at a rate of at least 2.75 sq metres (30"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca)."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=115","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rm3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rm3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rm3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}