{"title":"RM2 zone in Oliver: Residential Medium Density Two","code":"RM2","slug":"rm2","name":"Residential Medium Density Two","group":"Residential","section":"11.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Comprehensively designed medium profile multiple attached housing up to four storeys high.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Comprehensively designed medium profile multiple attached housing up to four storeys high.","quotes":["comprehensively designed medium profile multiple","attached housing up four storeys high."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment Building","Townhouse"],"quotes":["a) apartment building;","b) townhouse;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings or Structures"],"quotes":["c) home occupation, subject to Section 6.9;","d) accessory buildings or structures, subject to Section 6.8."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot A, DL 2450s, SDYD, Plan 15073 (6643 Lakeside Drive): maximum building height 10 m","Lot C, DL 2450s, SDYD, Plan 19756 (5847 Columbia Street): duplex also permitted as a principal use"],"quotes":["In the case of land described as Lot A, DL 2450s, SDYD, Plan 15073 (6643 Lakeside","Drive), no building or structure shall exceed a height of 10 metres.","In the case of land described as Lot C, DL 2450s, SDYD, Plan 19756 (5847 Columbia","Street), a duplex shall be a permitted principal use in addition to the permitted"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1.0 ha (not on municipal sewer); 670.0 m² (on municipal sewer), for subdivision","quotes":["1.0 ha, when not connected to the municipal sewer system; or","670.0 m2, when connected to the municipal sewer system."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 metres (for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width for Subdivision:","a) 20.0 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["a) 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"No unit density limit (N/A); floor area ratio 1.00","quotes":["Maximum Density:","a) N/A","Maximum Floor Area Ratio:","a) 1.00;"]},"max_height":{"value":"14.0 m","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed a height of 14.0 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed a height of 5.0 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Front parcel line: 4.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Rear parcel line 6.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.4 m (1st-3rd storey); 4.5 m (4th storey)","quotes":[".1 1st – 3rd storey 2.4 metres",".2 4th storey 4.5 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Exterior side parcel line 3.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.5 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 4.5 metres","Rear parcel line 3.0 metres","Interior side parcel line 2.4 metres","Exterior side parcel line 3.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["i) 30.0 m2 per dwelling unit, of which not more than 5.0 m2 shall be comprised","ii) not less than 25.0% of required amenity space is to be located at grade.","Minimum Parcel Depth for Subdivision:","a) 25.0 metres"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)","url":"https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"This is the Town's bylaw library copy (Laserfiche portal, DocView id 36093). The text carries only the 2024 adoption dates and no consolidation notice, so later amendments may not be included. Schedule B (zoning map) and Schedule C (floodplain map) are separate documents."},"source_url":"https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=64","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/rm2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/rm2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/rm2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/index.json"}}