{"title":"RM-8 zone in Oak Bay: Eight Storey Multiple Dwellings Use","code":"RM-8","slug":"rm-8","name":"Eight Storey Multiple Dwellings Use","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 12000 sq. m).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses as in zone R-5","Apartment use (lot area at least 12000 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 12000 sq. m (129,171 s.f.)."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential business use"],"quotes":["A Residential Business Use conforming to 4.2.8."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% (apartment use)","quotes":["(f) Lot Coverage Maximum 30.00%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.50 (apartment use)","quotes":["(g) Floor Area Ratio Maximum 1.50"]},"max_height":{"value":"25.60 m (85'); 8 storeys max (apartment use)","quotes":["(c) Building Height Maximum 25.60 m (85')","(e) Number of Storeys Maximum 8"]},"setback_front":{"value":"10.70 m (35') (apartment use)","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 10.70 m (35')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.70 m (35') (apartment use)","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 10.70 m (35')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"10.70 m (35') (apartment use)","quotes":["(iii) Interior side lot line 10.70 m (35')"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10.70 m (35') (apartment use)","quotes":["(iv) Exterior side lot line 10.70 m (35')"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum dwelling floor area: one-bedroom 56 sq. m; two-bedroom 70 sq. m; three-bedroom 84 sq. m","Number of principal buildings not limited"],"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 not limited"]}},"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=112","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-8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}