{"title":"RM-1 zone in Northern Rockies: Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling One","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling One","group":"Residential","section":"6.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate a variety of housing types on full municipal servicing including townhouses, apartments.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate a variety of housing types on full municipal servicing including townhouses, apartments.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate a variety of housing types on full municipal servicing including","townhouses, apartments."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex","Modular Dwelling on a Permanent Foundation","Multi-Unit Dwelling","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["Duplex; or","Modular Dwelling on a Permanent Foundation; or","Multi-Unit Dwelling; or","Single Detached Dwelling."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling Unit","Home Based Business, Minor","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Dwelling Unit (see Section 3.18);","Home Based Business, Minor (see Section 3.13);","Secondary Suite (Single Detached Dwelling only, see Section 3.18);"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,300 m² except it is 550 m² for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex","quotes":["b. Minimum Parcel Area: …………………………………….1,300sq.m","………………………………EXCEPT it is 550sq.m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"22.0 m except it is 11 m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex","quotes":["a. Minimum Parcel Width: …………………………………..22.0m","………………………………EXCEPT it is 11m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["c. Maximum Parcel Coverage: …………………………….50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"60 units/ha (Multi-Unit Dwellings); One (1) principal building per Parcel (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling); max 2 units per parcel","quotes":["a. Maximum Density……………………………………….60 units/ha","a. Maximum Density………….……… One (1) Principal Building per Parcel","d. Maximum number of Dwelling Units per Parcel (excluding Multi-Unit Dwellings)…. 2 units"]},"max_height":{"value":"18.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 11 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)","quotes":["f. Maximum Height………………………………………18.0m for Multi-Unit Dwellings","f. Maximum Building Height………………………………..11m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 m; accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: .......................................... 6.0m","g. Maximum Accessory Dwelling Unit Height…. 8.0m","....................................................................... AND not greater in Height than the Principal Building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 6.0 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)","note":"The bylaw labels the Multi-Unit Dwelling front setback 'Maximum Front Yard Setback' (6.0m); read as written.","quotes":["b. Maximum Front Yard Setback…………………… 6.0m","b. Minimum Front Yard Setback.……………………..……6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 6.0 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)","quotes":["e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback………………………6.0m","e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback……………………………..6.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 1.5 m (not required for common wall of Duplex) (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)","quotes":["d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback…………..6.0m","d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback…………………1.5m (not required for common wall of Duplex"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 3.0 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback………….6.0m","c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback………………..3.0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: .......... 3.0m","d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: ........... 1.5m","e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ....................... 1.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area 10% of Parcel Area","For each Multi-Unit Dwelling permitted in this Zone, the Parcel shall contain Amenity Areas in the amounts listed in Section 3.17.1.4.","For parcels containing a Single Detached Dwelling, only one Secondary Suite or one Accessory Dwelling Unit is permitted.","A Mobile Dwelling is not permitted as an Accessory Dwelling Unit."],"quotes":["a. Maximum Density: ........................................ Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","b. Maximum Combined Floor Area: ................. 10% of Parcel Area","For each Multi-Unit Dwelling permitted in this Zone, the Parcel shall contain Amenity Areas in the","amounts listed in Section 3.17.1.4.","For parcels containing a Single Detached Dwelling, only one Secondary Suite or one Accessory","Dwelling Unit is permitted.","A Mobile Dwelling is not permitted as an Accessory Dwelling Unit."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026","url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws: this one for the Fort Nelson townsite, and Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (office consolidation December 2024, https://nr.civicweb.net/document/125394/) for the Rural Official Community Plan area; the rural zones below carry that bylaw as source_url, and their pdf_page numbers are pages of that PDF. Both are office consolidations \"not the official version of the bylaw\". Codes C-1, C-2, RR-1, RR-2 and A-1/A-2 vs A exist in both bylaws with different meanings."},"source_url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/northern-rockies","name":"Northern Rockies","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/index.json"}}