{"title":"RM-1HD zone in Oak Bay: High Density Multiple Dwellings","code":"RM-1HD","slug":"rm-1hd","name":"High Density Multiple Dwellings","group":"Residential","section":"Part 8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential uses as in zone R-5, Apartment use (lot area at least 1,390 sq. m).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses as in zone R-5","Apartment use (lot area at least 1,390 sq. m)"],"quotes":["Residential uses in accordance with the regulations for Zone R-5.","Apartment use, providing:","(a) the lot area is not less than 1,390 sq. m (14,962 s.f.)."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential business use"],"quotes":["Residential business use conforming to 4.2.8."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% (apartment use)","quotes":["(f) Lot Coverage Maximum 70.0%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.00; unit ratio 155 sq. m (apartment use)","quotes":["(g) Floor Area Ratio Maximum 1.00","(h) Unit Ratio Minimum 155 sq. m (1668 s.f.)"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.32 m (24') (apartment use)","quotes":["(c) Building Height Maximum 7.32 m (24')"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.62 m (25') (apartment use)","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 7.62 m (25')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m (25') (apartment use)","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 7.62 m (25')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.00 m (10') (apartment use)","quotes":["(iii) Interior side lot line 3.00 m (10')"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.70 m (12') (apartment use)","quotes":["(iv) Exterior side lot line 3.70 m (12')"]},"other":{"value":["Exterior lot line setback 4.60 m (15')","One principal building"],"quotes":["(v) Exterior lot line 4.60 m (15')","(a) Number Permitted one"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover reads 'Consolidated to June 8, 2026'. The District's older consolidations say reference should be made to Bylaw 3531 and its amendments for legal purposes. Each zone is its own Part (R zones Part 6, CD Part 7, RM Part 8, C Part 9, CS Part 10, P Part 11); the 'section' field holds the Part."},"source_url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=106","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-1hd/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-1hd.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-1hd.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}