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title: "RSMH zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Marlborough Heights"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: RSMH
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/rsmh/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rsmh.json"
---

# RSMH zone in District of North Vancouver: Single-Family Residential Marlborough Heights

Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSMH (Marlborough Heights).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Maintain the single-family residential character of properties zoned RSMH (Marlborough Heights).
- **Main uses:** One single-family residential building
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 880 m² (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Minimum lot width:** 21 m (for lots created by subdivision; from the bylaw subdivision table)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% (including parking and accessory structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.35 + 93.0 m² for all lots
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Flat roof 3.66 m (12 ft); roof slope 3 in 12 or greater 4.57 m (15 ft)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 7.62 m (25 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.22 m (4 ft); combined side yards at least 20% of lot width
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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.
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 503](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=710) (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/rsmh/_