---
title: "RM 3 zone in District of North Vancouver: Multiple-Family Residential Zone 3"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: RM 3
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM 3 zone in District of North Vancouver: Multiple-Family Residential Zone 3

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Single-family residential buildings; Multiple-family residential townhouse buildings; Low-rise residential apartment buildings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; Buildings or structures accessory to the permitted uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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)
- **Maximum density:** 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.
- **Maximum height:** Single-family residential building 32 feet; multiple-family townhouse 32 feet; low-rise apartment 40 feet and 4 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Height 12 ft, or 15 ft if the roof slope is 3 in 12 or greater
- **Accessory building setbacks:** At least 5 feet from any other building or structure; accessory buildings together may occupy at most 15% of the lot area
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 550](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=779) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-3/_