{"title":"RM 3 zone in District of North Vancouver: Multiple-Family Residential Zone 3","code":"RM 3","slug":"rm-3","name":"Multiple-Family Residential Zone 3","group":"Residential","section":"550","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit low to medium density development in a multiple-family townhouse or single-family building format (RM3 and RM6 also allow low-rise apartment buildings), leaving more of the site for landscaping and open space.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit low to medium density development in a multiple-family townhouse or single-family building format (RM3 and RM6 also allow low-rise apartment buildings), leaving more of the site for landscaping and open space.","quotes":["The intent of the RM zoning regulations is to permit low to medium density development in","a multiple-family townhouse or single-family building format and, in the RM3 and RM6","zones to permit low-rise apartment buildings in order to allow a greater portion of the site to","be devoted to landscaping and open space."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family residential buildings","Multiple-family residential townhouse buildings","Low-rise residential apartment buildings"],"quotes":["(a) single-family residential buildings","(b) multiple-family residential townhouse buildings, when","(c) low-rise residential apartment buildings, in the RM3 Zone, when the number of"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupations","Buildings or structures accessory to the permitted uses"],"quotes":["including home occupations;","(d) buildings or structures accessory to (a), (b) or (c)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Buildings with accessory buildings, parking spaces and driveways: at most 50% of the lot area (where a Siting Area is designated in the Plan section)","quotes":["occupy more than 50% of the lot area; or"]},"max_density":{"value":"At most one dwelling unit for each 2400 square feet of lot area (townhouses and low-rise apartments). Single-family detached units are allowed as part of a multiple-family development if they are no more than 50% of the total dwelling units and the total is no more than one unit for each 2400 square feet.","quotes":["(iii) in the RM3 Zone, the number of dwelling units per lot does not exceed","one for each 2400 square feet of lot area;","dwelling units per lot does not exceed one for each 2400 square feet of lot","2) the number of single family residential units does not exceed 50%","3) the total number of dwelling units per lot does not exceed one"]},"max_height":{"value":"Single-family residential building 32 feet; multiple-family townhouse 32 feet; low-rise apartment 40 feet and 4 storeys","quotes":["Single-Family Residential Building 32 feet","Multiple-Family Residential Townhouse 32 feet","Low-Rise Residential Apartment 40 feet nor 4 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Height 12 ft, or 15 ft if the roof slope is 3 in 12 or greater","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 12 feet, except where the slope of the roof is equal to or","greater than 3 in 12 in which case the maximum allowable height may be increased","by 3 feet;"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"At least 5 feet from any other building or structure; accessory buildings together may occupy at most 15% of the lot area","quotes":["shall be sited not less than 5 feet from any other building or structure.","shall not together occupy more than 15% of the lot area; and"]},"other":{"value":["Where a Siting Area is designated in the Plan section buildings must be sited in it; otherwise buildings are sited under the general siting regulations (Section 408).","Accessory buildings together may occupy at most 15% of the lot area."],"quotes":["(b) if an area is not so designated and delineated, be sited in accordance","with Section 408 of this Bylaw.","shall not together occupy more than 15% of the lot area; and"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026","url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed."},"source_url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=779","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}