---
title: "RM1 zone in Oliver: Residential Medium Density One"
place: Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oliver
zone: RM1
bylaw: Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Oliver: Residential Medium Density One

Comprehensively designed low profile multiple attached housing up to three storeys high.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Comprehensively designed low profile multiple attached housing up to three storeys high.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Building; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Accessory Buildings or Structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 1, Plan KAP90417, District Lot 2450S, SDYD (930 Fairview Road): duplex and secondary suite also permitted; Land shown shaded yellow on Figure 11.1.11(b) (no address in the text): duplex, secondary suite and vacation rental (only within a single detached dwelling) also permitted; Lot 22 (6231 Kootenay Street), Lot 20 (6253 Kootenay Street) and Lot 19 (6263 Kootenay Street), Block 7, District Lot 2450S, SDYD: duplex and secondary suite also permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 670.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 metres (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** No unit density limit (N/A); floor area ratio 0.80
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Amenity area of 30.0 m² per dwelling unit (no more than 5.0 m² as private balcony); at least 25.0% of required amenity space at grade; Minimum parcel depth for subdivision 25.0 m

## Source

- [Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024), s. 11.1](https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=60) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Oliver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/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/oliver/zoning/rm1/_