{"title":"RM4 zone in Kent: Affordable Rental Housing Zone 4","code":"RM4","slug":"rm4","name":"Affordable Rental Housing Zone 4","group":"Residential","section":"9.5.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Below market rental residential units with a density no higher than 175 units per hectare (70 units per acre) on lots with an approved community water and sewer system.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Below market rental residential units with a density no higher than 175 units per hectare (70 units per acre) on lots with an approved community water and sewer system.","quotes":["The purpose of an Affordable Rental Housing Zone (RM4) zone is to provide for below","market rental residential units with a density no higher than 175 units per hectare (70"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Personal care"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a RM4 zone:",".1 Apartment",".2 Personal care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Commercial (subject to special regulations)","Accessory building","Off-street parking","Home occupation"],"note":"Commercial uses are limited to office and child care centre only, and only on floors below apartment uses.","quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a RM4 zone:",".3 Commercial (subject to special regulations)",".4 Accessory building"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,300 square metres (14,000 sq feet) (all uses)","quotes":["All uses 1 ,300 square metres 14,000 sq"]},"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":"175 units per hectare (70 units per acre)","quotes":["Density 175 units per hectare (70 units per"]},"max_height":{"value":"22 metres (72 feet) (apartment)","quotes":["Apartment 22 metres (72feet) 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) (apartment); parkade and covered entry 6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","Front lot line 6.0 metres (20) feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) (apartment); parkade and covered entry 0.0 metres","quotes":["apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","All other lot lines 0.0 metres minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet) (apartment); parkade and covered entry 0.0 metres","quotes":["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) (apartment); parkade and covered entry 0.0 metres","quotes":["apartment from all lot lines 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","All other lot lines 0.0 metres minimum"]},"other":{"value":["A Housing Agreement must be registered on title so the development remains below market rental housing","Commercial uses are limited to office and child care centre only, and only on floors below apartment uses","Balconies must be at least 4.5 metres (15 feet) from all lot lines"],"quotes":["A Housing Agreement must be registered against the certificate of title to the","land to ensure the development remains as below market rental housing","Commercial uses shall be limited to office and child care centre uses","Commercial uses shall only be permitted in floors located below apartment","balconies from all lot lines 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum"]}},"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=118","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/rm4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rm4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/rm4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}