---
title: "RM1 zone in Osoyoos: Medium Density Residential One"
place: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/osoyoos
zone: RM1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Osoyoos: Medium Density Residential One

Main uses: Apartment building, Community care facility, Townhouse.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment building; Community care facility; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building or structure; Home occupation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 8000 Vedette Drive: secondary suite also allowed; 50 principal dwelling units and 28 secondary suites; Lot B, Plan EPP124165, District Lot 2450s, SDYD (89th Street): up to 140 units per hectare; Block 748, Plan KAP2450, District Lot 2450s, SDYD, Except Plan 28741 (7808 Spartan Drive): up to 112 units per hectare; Lot 1, Plan EPP121434, District Lot 41, SDYD (8000 Cottonwood Drive): apartment building of no more than 36 units may be up to 24.0 metres high; Lot A, District Lot 2450S, SDYD, Plan 30111 (4601 97th Street): duplex dwelling (one only) and secondary suite also allowed; 75.0 units per hectare; Lots 1 & 2, District Lot 41, SDYD, Plan KAP 32397 (6819 & 9821 Cottonwood Drive): a parcel of approximately 2,452 m² may have 19 dwelling units; Lot A, Plan EPP115813, District Lot 43, SDYD (5601 Lakeshore Drive): up to 87.0 units per hectare, 24 dwelling units per parcel
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 75.0 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 metres
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 metres, rear 1.0 metres, interior side 1.0 metres, exterior side 4.5 metres

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026), s. 12.1](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/154202#page=54) (read 2026-11-07)

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