{"title":"RM-2 zone in North Vancouver: Medium Density Apartment Residential 2","code":"RM-2","slug":"rm-2","name":"Medium Density Apartment Residential 2","group":"Residential","section":"572","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To permit a range of mid-density housing types including Townhouses and Apartments in areas designated Residential Level 5 in the Official Community Plan, with densities up to 1.6 FSR","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To permit a range of mid-density housing types including Townhouses and Apartments in areas designated Residential Level 5 in the Official Community Plan, with densities up to 1.6 FSR","quotes":["To permit a range of mid-density housing types including Townhouses and","Apartments in areas designated Residential Level 5 in the Official","Community Plan with densities up to 1.6 FSR and in conjunction with"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["One-Unit Residential Use","Two-Unit Residential Use","Townhouse Residential Use","Apartment Residential Use","Rental Apartment Residential Use","Child Care Use","Residential Care Facility Use"],"note":"The bylaw lists these in a use figure and says the zone allows the uses indicated by the shaded area; the shading is not readable in the text.","quotes":["One-Unit Residential Use","Two-Unit Residential Use","Townhouse Residential Use","Apartment Residential Use","Rental Apartment Residential Use","Child Care Use subject to","Residential Care Facility Use"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Secondary Suite Use","Accessory Coach House Use","Accessory Bed and Breakfast Use","Accessory Hen Keeping","Accessory Boarding Use","Accessory Dwelling Unit Use","Accessory Lock-Off Unit Use","Accessory Home Occupation Use","Accessory Home Office Use","Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","Accessory Off-Street Loading Use"],"note":"The bylaw lists these in a use figure and says the zone allows the uses indicated by the shaded area; the shading is not readable in the text.","quotes":["(a) Accessory Secondary Suite Use subject to subsection 507(11)","(b) Accessory Coach House Use subject to subsection 507(13)","(c) Accessory Bed and Breakfast Use subject to subsection 507(10)","(d) Accessory Hen Keeping subject to Sections 412 and 514","(e) Accessory Boarding Use subject to subsection 507(9)","(f) Accessory Dwelling Unit Use subject to subsection 507(14)","(g) Accessory Lock-Off Unit Use subject to subsection 507(15)","(h) Accessory Home Occupation Use subject to subsections 507(6), (7) and (8)","(i) Accessory Home Office Use","(j) Accessory Off-Street Parking Use","(k) Accessory Off-Street Loading Use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Townhouse use: 360 m² (lots existing before Bylaw 8464) or 540 m² (other lots); Apartment Residential Use: 650 m²","quotes":["(i) 360 square metres (3,875 square feet) where such a Lot","No. 8464; or","(ii) 540 square metres (5,813 square feet) in any other","(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 townhouse, one-unit and two-unit residential use; 18 m for apartment residential use","quotes":["(c) Townhouse Residential Use shall not be permitted on a Lot with a","Front Lot Line length of less than 10 metres (32.9 feet);","not be permitted on a Lot with a Front Lot Line length less than 10","(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":"60%","quotes":["Lot Coverage of 60 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Total gross floor area up to 1.6 times the lot area","quotes":["shall at no time exceed 1.6 times the Lot Area:"]},"max_height":{"value":"Building envelope of 15 m from average building grades. For apartment, rental apartment and residential care facility use it is measured from the street for the first 28 m of lot depth and from the lane for the rest; for other uses, from the street for the front half of the lot and from the lane for the rest","quotes":["of 15 metres (49.2 feet) as measured from average Building","and a Line parallel to and offset 28 metres (91.9 feet) from","(b) all other permitted Uses shall not exceed a Building Envelope of 15","(i) from the Street for the Lot Area between the Front Lot Line","(ii) from the Lane for the remainder of the Lot."]},"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":"3 m (1.9 m on lots fronting East 3rd Street between St. David's Avenue and Ridgeway Avenue)","quotes":["(i) 3 metres (9.8 feet) from a Front Lot Line;","(i) 1.9 metres (6.2 feet) from a Front Lot Line;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.6 m","quotes":["(iii) 1.6 metres (5.2 feet) from a Rear Lot Line;","(iii) 1.6 metres (5.2 feet) from a Rear Lot Line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.4 m","quotes":["(ii) 2.4 metres (7.9 feet) from an Interior Side Lot Line or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.4 m","quotes":["(ii) 2.4 metres (7.9 feet) from an Interior Side Lot Line or"]},"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 37.2 m²","Townhouse developments with ten or more principal dwelling units must provide lock-off units: at least one for every five principal units over 140 m² gross floor area"],"quotes":["A Dwelling Unit shall have a minimum Gross Floor Area of 37.2 square","Any Townhouse Residential Use with ten or more Principal Dwelling Units","the minimum required provision is one Accessory Lock-Off Unit for","greater than 140 square metres (1,507 square feet);"]}},"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=102","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rm-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rm-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json"}}