{"title":"RM-3HD zone in Oak Bay: High Density Three Storey Multiple Dwellings","code":"RM-3HD","slug":"rm-3hd","name":"High Density Three Storey 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 1,116 sq. m).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses as in zone R-5","Apartment use (lot area at least 1,116 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 1,116 sq. m (12,012 s.f.)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential business use"],"quotes":["A Residential business use conforming to 4.2.8."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"55% (apartment use)","quotes":["(f) Lot Coverage Maximum 55.00%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.44; unit ratio 65 m² (apartment use)","quotes":["(g) Floor Area Ratio Maximum 1.44","(h) Unit Ratio Minimum 65 m2 (700 s.f.)"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.70 m (35'); 3 storeys max (apartment use)","quotes":["(c) Building Height Maximum 10.70 m (35’)","(e) Number of Storeys Maximum 3"]},"setback_front":{"value":"9.14 m (30') (apartment use)","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 9.14 m (30’)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9.14 m (30') (apartment use)","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 9.14 m (30’)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.00 m (20') (apartment use)","quotes":["(iii) Interior side lot line 6.00 m (20’)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"9.14 m (30') (apartment use)","quotes":["(iv) Exterior side lot line 9.14 m (30’)"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum dwelling floor area: one-bedroom 56 sq. m; two-bedroom 70 sq. m; three-bedroom 84 sq. m","One principal building"],"quotes":["(a) One-bedroom unit 56 sq. m (603 s.f.)","(b) Two-bedroom unit 70 sq. m (754 s.f.)","(c) Three-bedroom unit 84 sq. m (904 s.f.)","(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=110","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-3hd/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-3hd.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-3hd.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}