---
title: "RM-4 zone in Pitt Meadows: Multi-Family Residential 4"
place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows
zone: RM-4
bylaw: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/rm-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/rm-4.json"
---

# RM-4 zone in Pitt Meadows: Multi-Family Residential 4

Land suitable for comprehensively planned developments consisting of mid- and high-rise apartment buildings that incorporate a high level of design.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land suitable for comprehensively planned developments consisting of mid- and high-rise apartment buildings that incorporate a high level of design.
- **Main uses:** Apartment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-Based Business; Accessory Residential Buildings and Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor-area ratio 3
- **Maximum height:** 40 m (principal building)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory buildings)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Width of a principal building facade facing a street may not exceed 15% of the lot perimeter; Resident amenities and common facilities may be excluded from floor-area ratio calculations if they total no more than 20% of gross floor area

## Source

- [City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026), s. 10.8](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=125) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Pitt Meadows: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/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/pitt-meadows/zoning/rm-4/_