---
title: "RM1 zone in Keremeos: Medium Density Residential One"
place: Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/keremeos
zone: RM1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026; consolidated for convenience with amendment bylaws 851-01 to 851-11)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Keremeos: Medium Density Residential One

Comprehensively designed low profile multiple attached housing up to two storeys high.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Comprehensively designed low profile multiple attached housing up to two storeys high.
- **Main uses:** Apartment building; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation; Accessory buildings or structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, Plan KAP10857, District Lot 174, SDYD (shown on Figure 12.1.10(a)): maximum density 54 dwelling units per hectare; no amenity space requirement for each dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.1 ha (municipal sewer); 1.0 ha (no municipal sewer)
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 50 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.5 m, exterior side 4.0 m
- **Other rules:** Amenity space per dwelling unit: studio suite 7.5 m²; one bedroom 15.0 m²; two or more bedrooms 25.0 m² (at least 25% of it at grade).

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026; consolidated for convenience with amendment bylaws 851-01 to 851-11), s. 12.1](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676#page=53) (read 2026-11-08)

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