{"title":"RM-1 zone in Lions Bay: Residential - Multiple Unit","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Residential - Multiple Unit","group":"Residential","section":"8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential use in townhouses, Residential use in duplex dwellings.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential use in townhouses","Residential use in duplex dwellings"],"quotes":["(a) residential use in townhouses;","(b) residential use in duplex dwellings."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["(a) accessory buildings and structures."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30 percent","quotes":["Parcel coverage shall not exceed 30 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"40 dwelling units per hectare of parcel area; floor area ratio 0.65","quotes":["The maximum density shall be 40 dwelling units per hectare of parcel area.","The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.65."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 9.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.9 m","quotes":["The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 4.9 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["7.5 metres from a front or rear parcel line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["7.5 metres from a front or rear parcel line; or"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"The greater of 3 m, or 50 percent of the height of a principal building on the parcel","quotes":["the greater of 3 m, or 50 percent of the height of a principl building on the parcel, from a"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front or exterior side 7.5 metres; side or rear 2.4 metres","quotes":["7.5 metres from a front or exterior side parcel line; or","2.4 metres from a side or rear parcel line."]},"other":{"value":["More than one principal building may be located on a parcel","Off-street parking spaces must be at least 1.5 metres from a parcel line"],"quotes":["More than one principal building may be located on a parcel.","The minimum setback for an off-street parking space shall be 1.5 metres from a parcel"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025)","url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The office consolidation has no Council sanction and is for convenience only; the original bylaws prevail. Zones are in Part VII (clauses 7 to 16); Schedule A defines zone areas."},"source_url":"https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf#page=29","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lions-bay","name":"Lions Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/index.json"}}