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title: "RM-MC4 zone in Oak Bay: Multiple Dwellings / Commercial Mixed Use Four Storey"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: RM-MC4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc4.json"
---

# RM-MC4 zone in Oak Bay: Multiple Dwellings / Commercial Mixed Use Four Storey

Main uses: Residential uses as in zone R-5, Special needs multiple residential use (lot area at least 3902 sq. m, with on-site assisted living services and communal kitchen, dining and lounge space).

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential uses as in zone R-5; Special needs multiple residential use (lot area at least 3902 sq. m, with on-site assisted living services and communal kitchen, dining and lounge space)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Service Business Use (only with special needs multiple residential use); Restaurant use (only with special needs multiple residential use)
- **Minimum lot area:** 3902 sq. m (for special needs multiple residential use)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.90
- **Maximum height:** 13.70 m (45'); 4 storeys max
- **Front setback:** 3.00 m
- **Rear setback:** 10.70 m (35')
- **Interior side setback:** 6.00 m (20')
- **Street side setback:** 10.70 m (35')
- **Other rules:** Minimum dwelling floor area: bachelor 37.5 sq.m; one-bedroom 45.0 sq. m; two-bedroom 63.0 sq. m; three-bedroom 70.0 sq. m; Number of principal buildings not limited

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026), s. Part 8](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=115) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Oak Bay: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/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/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc4/_