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title: "RM-1 zone in Northern Rockies: Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling One"
place: Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/northern-rockies
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Northern Rockies: Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling One

Accommodate a variety of housing types on full municipal servicing including townhouses, apartments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a variety of housing types on full municipal servicing including townhouses, apartments.
- **Main uses:** Duplex; Modular Dwelling on a Permanent Foundation; Multi-Unit Dwelling; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Home Based Business, Minor; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,300 m² except it is 550 m² for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex
- **Minimum lot width:** 22.0 m except it is 11 m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 60 units/ha (Multi-Unit Dwellings); One (1) principal building per Parcel (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling); max 2 units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 11 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m; accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 6.0 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling) (The bylaw labels the Multi-Unit Dwelling front setback 'Maximum Front Yard Setback' (6.0m); read as written.)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 6.0 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 1.5 m (not required for common wall of Duplex) (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (Multi-Unit Dwellings); 3.0 m (Single Detached, Duplex, Modular Dwelling)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 6.7](https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=69) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Northern Rockies: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/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/northern-rockies/zoning/rm-1/_