{"title":"RSMH zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Marlborough Heights","code":"RSMH","slug":"rsmh","name":"Single-Family Residential Marlborough Heights","group":"Residential","section":"503","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSMH (Marlborough Heights).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSMH (Marlborough Heights).","quotes":["maintain the single-","of all properties zoned RSMH as identified on Map 503."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["One single-family residential building"],"quotes":["One single-family residential building"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupations","Accommodation of not more than two boarders or lodgers","Secondary suite (one per lot)","Bed and breakfast business","Buildings and structures accessory to the single-family building","Coach house (one per lot; not outside the Urban Containment Boundary)","Short-term rental accommodation"],"quotes":["home occupations;","accommodation of not more than two boarders or lodgers in a","secondary suites subject to the following regulations:","only one secondary suite dwelling unit is permitted on a single-family","bed and breakfast business subject to the regulations contained in Section","buildings and structures accessory to Subsection 501.1(a); and","coach houses subject to the following conditions:","a) coach houses are not permitted outside the Urban Containment Boundary","d) only one coach house is permitted on a single-family residential lot;","short-term rental accommodation subject to the regulations contained in"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"880 m² (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)","quotes":["RSMH 880 21 34 21"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"21 m (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)","quotes":["RSMH 880 21 34 21"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% (including parking and accessory structures)","quotes":["Building Coverage (including parking and accessory 45%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.35 + 93.0 m² for all lots","quotes":["a) for all lots 0.35 + 93.0m² (1000 sq.ft.)"]},"max_height":{"value":"Flat roof 6.71 m (22 ft); roof slope 3 in 12 or greater 7.32 m (24 ft); maximum eave height 6.71 m (22 ft)","quotes":["a) Flat Roof 6.71m (22 ft.)","b) 3 in 12 slope or greater 7.32m (24 ft.)","6.71m (22 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Flat roof 3.66 m (12 ft); roof slope 3 in 12 or greater 4.57 m (15 ft)","quotes":["a) flat roof 3.66m (12 ft.)","b) slope of 3 in 12 or greater 4.57m (15 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.62 m (25 ft); lots on the north side of Braemar Road: 7.62 m (25 ft) or the average front yard depth of the lots on each side if that is greater","quotes":["a) front and rear, except for the front setback for 7.62m (25 ft.) minimum","b) north side of Braemar Road - front 7.62m (25 ft.) minimum except where the average"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m (25 ft)","quotes":["a) front and rear, except for the front setback for 7.62m (25 ft.) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.22 m (4 ft); combined side yards at least 20% of lot width","quotes":["1.22m (4 ft.) minimum","d) side yard","a minimum of 20% of lot width"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10% of lot width + 3 m (10 ft), but the building need not be less than 7.31 m (24 ft) measured from the outside edge of the exterior walls","quotes":["10% of lot width + 3m (10 ft.) but in any event the","f) flanking street","building shall not be required to be less than 7.31m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Parking structures: front 4.57 m (15 ft) straight-in entry or 3.0 m (10 ft) side entry; rear and from other buildings 1.52 m (5 ft). Other structures: front 4.57 m (15 ft). Detached accessory structures not permitted in the required front yard. Swimming pools at least 3 m (10 ft) from front and rear lot lines.","quotes":["not permitted in the required front yard","4.57m (15 ft.) for straight-in entry access or 3.0m","- other structures 4.57m (15 ft.)","b) from rear lot line or any other building or 1.52m (5 ft.)","from front and rear lot lines not less than 3m (10 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum building depth 19.81 m (65 ft).","Maximum dwelling unit size 465 m² (5005 sq ft).","Upper storey floor area may not exceed 50% of the width and 50% of the floor area of the largest storey below."],"quotes":["Maximum Building Depth 19.81m (65 ft.)","Maximum Dwelling Unit Size 465m² (5005 sq.ft.)","Upper Storey Floor Area shall not exceed 50% of the width and 50% of the"]}},"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=710","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/rsmh/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rsmh.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rsmh.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}