---
title: "RM-1 zone in Lions Bay: Residential - Multiple Unit"
place: Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lions-bay
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Lions Bay: Residential - Multiple Unit

Main uses: Residential use in townhouses, Residential use in duplex dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential use in townhouses; Residential use in duplex dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30 percent
- **Maximum density:** 40 dwelling units per hectare of parcel area; floor area ratio 0.65
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** The greater of 3 m, or 50 percent of the height of a principal building on the parcel
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front or exterior side 7.5 metres; side or rear 2.4 metres
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 (office consolidation, including Bylaw No. 650 of December 2, 2025), s. 8](https://www.lionsbay.ca/sites/2/files/2026-07/Bylaw%20520%20-%20Zoning%20and%20Development%20Certified%20%20%28Consolidation%20BL650%29.pdf#page=29) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Lions Bay: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/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/lions-bay/zoning/rm-1/_