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title: "RMS-7 zone in Oak Bay: Multiple Dwelling Supportive Housing Use – Seven Storey"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: RMS-7
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/rms-7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rms-7.json"
---

# RMS-7 zone in Oak Bay: Multiple Dwelling Supportive Housing Use – Seven Storey

Main uses: Special needs multiple residential use (lot area at least 7,000 sq. m, with on-site assisted living services and communal kitchen, dining and lounge facilities).

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Special needs multiple residential use (lot area at least 7,000 sq. m, with on-site assisted living services and communal kitchen, dining and lounge facilities)
- **Minimum lot area:** 7,000 sq. m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% (principal buildings); 1% (accessory structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.95:1; unit ratio minimum 40.0 sq. m
- **Maximum height:** 22 m (72.2'); 7 storeys max
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.0 m (accessory structures)
- **Front setback:** Abutting an Arterial Road or Commercial or Institutional Zone: 6.1 m. Otherwise: 10.7 m
- **Rear setback:** Abutting an Arterial Road or Commercial or Institutional Zone: 6.1 m. Otherwise: 10.7 m
- **Interior side setback:** Abutting an Arterial Road or Commercial or Institutional Zone: 6.1 m. Otherwise: 10.7 m
- **Street side setback:** Abutting an Arterial Road or Commercial or Institutional Zone: 6.1 m. Otherwise: 10.7 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory structures: 3.0 m from front, rear, interior side and exterior side lot lines
- **Other rules:** Minimum dwelling floor area: bachelor 37.5 sq. m; one-bedroom 45.0 sq. m; two-bedroom 63.0 sq. m; At least 7.4 m clear space between buildings

## 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=117) (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/rms-7/_