---
title: "RM-2 zone in North Vancouver: Medium Density Apartment Residential 2"
place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver
zone: RM-2
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/rm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM-2 zone in North Vancouver: Medium Density Apartment Residential 2

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

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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
- **Main uses:** 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 (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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 (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.)
- **Minimum lot area:** Townhouse use: 360 m² (lots existing before Bylaw 8464) or 540 m² (other lots); Apartment Residential Use: 650 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m front lot line length for townhouse, one-unit and two-unit residential use; 18 m for apartment residential use
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Total gross floor area up to 1.6 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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)
- **Front setback:** 3 m (1.9 m on lots fronting East 3rd Street between St. David's Avenue and Ridgeway Avenue)
- **Rear setback:** 1.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m
- **Street side setback:** 2.4 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings: rear 1.22 m, exterior side 3.048 m, interior side 0.61 m, and 3.048 m from the principal building
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026), s. 572](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf#page=102) (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/rm-2/_