{"title":"RM-1 zone in North Vancouver: Medium Density Apartment Residential 1","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Medium Density Apartment Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"Part 5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-Unit Residential Use, Two-Unit Residential Use, Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use, Apartment Residential Use, Child Care Use, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-Unit Residential Use","Two-Unit Residential Use","Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use","Apartment Residential Use","Child Care Use","Residential Care Facility Use","Rental Apartment Residential Use"],"quotes":["(1) One-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2) of this Bylaw","(2) Two-Unit Residential Use, subject to Section 506(2) of this Bylaw:","(3) Ground-Oriented Apartment Residential Use:","(4) Apartment Residential Use, subject to Section 423:","(5) Child Care Use, subject to Section 507(5) of this Bylaw:","(6) Residential Care Facility Use:","(7) Rental Apartment Residential Use:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Secondary Suite Use","Accessory Bed and Breakfast Use","Accessory Boarding Use","Accessory Home Occupation Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Home Office Use","Accessory Dwelling Unit"],"quotes":["Accessory Secondary Suite Use","Accessory Bed and Breakfast Use","Accessory Boarding Use","Accessory Home Occupation Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Home Office Use","Accessory Dwelling Unit, subject to Section 507(14)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Apartment Residential Use: 650 m²","quotes":["(c) Apartment Residential Use shall not be permitted on a Lot with a","Lot Area of less than 650 square metres (6,997 square feet);"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 m front lot line length for one-unit and two-unit residential use; 18 m for apartment residential use","quotes":["not be permitted on a Lot with a Front Lot Line length less than 10","metres (32.81 feet) except:","where such a Lot was existing at the effective date of this","(d) Apartment Residential Use shall not be permitted on a Lot with a","Front Lot Line length of less than 18 metres (59.1 feet);"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (together with accessory buildings)","quotes":["together with Accessory Buildings shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 1.0 times the lot area; up to 1.6 times with Adaptable Design","quotes":["(a) combined and in total, shall not exceed 1.0 times the Lot Area;","increased to a maximum of 1.6 times the Lot Area through provision of"]},"max_height":{"value":"Three storeys, not more than 13.0 m","quotes":["shall not exceed a Height of three Storeys, nor 13.0 metres (42.65 feet)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory buildings: 3.658 m from building grades at the rear lot line (4.57 m where the roof slope exceeds a 4 in 12 pitch)","quotes":["shall not exceed a maximum height of 3.658 metres (12 feet) from the","exceeds a 4 in 12 pitch, the maximum height permitted shall be 4.57"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.096 m","quotes":["(a) 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a front, rear, or Exterior Side Lot Line;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.096 m","quotes":["(a) 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a front, rear, or Exterior Side Lot Line;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.57 m","quotes":["(b) 4.57 metres (15 feet) from an Interior Side Lot Line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.096 m","quotes":["(a) 6.096 metres (20 feet) from a front, rear, or Exterior Side Lot Line;"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings: rear 1.22 m, exterior side 3.048 m, interior side 0.61 m, and 3.048 m from the principal building","quotes":["1.22 metres (4 feet) from the Rear Lot Line;","3.048 metres (10 feet) from an Exterior Side Lot Line;","3.048 metres (10 feet) from a Principal Building on the Lot;","0.61 metres (2 feet) from the Interior Side Lot Line."]},"other":{"value":["Each dwelling unit must have a gross floor area of at least 37.16 m²","Buildings may be no more than 30.48 m wide or long above the third storey","Principal building must have a floor area of at least 74.32 m²"],"quotes":["shall have a minimum Gross Floor Area of not less than 37.16 square","shall not exceed a horizontal width or length of 30.48 metres (100 feet)","above the third Storey.","No Principal Building shall have a floor area of less than 74.32 square"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. Zones are grouped by topic in Parts 5 to 8, so most general zones share a Part-wide line range; each Comprehensive Development zone has its own range."},"source_url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=65","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}