{"title":"RM-MC1 zone in Oak Bay: Multiple Dwelling / Commercial Mixed Use","code":"RM-MC1","slug":"rm-mc1","name":"Multiple Dwelling / Commercial Mixed Use","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential uses as in zone R-5, Apartment use (lot area 1116 sq. m to 1599 sq.m).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses as in zone R-5","Apartment use (lot area 1116 sq. m to 1599 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 1116 sq. m (12,013 s.f.), and","(b) the lot area is not greater than 1599 sq.m (17,212 s.f.)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Service business use (limited, see note)","Residential business use"],"note":"Service business use is only allowed in an apartment unit facing an Arterial Road, on the street-level storey, up to 20% of the unit and no more than 16.5 sq. m.","quotes":["A Service business use, subject to the limitations contained in Section 8.7.3.","A Residential business use conforming to 4.2.8.","(d) to a maximum of 20% of floor space of an apartment unit, and in any event","not more than 16.5 sq. m of floor space within such dwelling unit."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1116 sq. m (for apartment use; also not greater than 1599 sq.m)","quotes":["(a) the lot area is not less than 1116 sq. m (12,013 s.f.), and","(b) the lot area is not greater than 1599 sq.m (17,212 s.f.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"51% (apartment use)","quotes":["(f) Lot Coverage Maximum 51%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.1 to 1; unit ratio 156.00 sq.m (apartment use)","quotes":["(g) Floor Area Ratio Maximum 1.1 to 1","(h) Unit Ratio 156.00 sq.m (1681 s.f.)"]},"max_height":{"value":"Roof height 9.14 m (30'); 2 storeys max (apartment use)","quotes":["(c) Roof Height Maximum 9.14 m (30')","(e ) Number of Storeys Maximum 2"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (apartment use)","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (apartment use)","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (apartment use)","quotes":["(iii) Interior side lot line 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (apartment use)","quotes":["(iv) Exterior side lot line 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"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","Commercial workshops and manufacturing are prohibited"],"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","The operating of commercial workshops or manufacturing facilities in this zone is"]}},"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=113","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-mc1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}