---
title: "MID zone in North Vancouver: Mid Rise"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver
zone: MID
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/mid/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/mid.json"
---

# MID zone in North Vancouver: Mid Rise

Permits housing that meets a broad range of housing needs, at densities supporting businesses and services within the urban centre and along key transit routes

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permits housing that meets a broad range of housing needs, at densities supporting businesses and services within the urban centre and along key transit routes
- **Main uses:** Apartment Residential Use; Rental Apartment Residential Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Office; Home Occupation
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of lot area (lots up to 1100 m²); 50% (over 1100 m² to under 1400 m²); 60% (1400 m² or larger)
- **Maximum density:** 2.6 FSR (gross floor area 2.6 times the lot area)
- **Maximum height:** Six storeys; no more than 21 m between the lowest floor containing dwelling units and the highest point of the uppermost ceiling
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Each dwelling unit must have an interior floor area of at least 37 m²; Minimum permeable area 25% and landscaped area 10% of the lot; Dwelling unit depth may not exceed 9.6 m for single-aspect units or 14.0 m for dual-aspect units; Where a lot has more than 12 dwelling units, at least 15% of stratified units and 10% of rental units must have 3 or more bedrooms

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026), s. Part 5C](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=118) (read 2026-11-07)

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