{"title":"RM-5 zone in Pitt Meadows: Multi-Family Residential 5","code":"RM-5","slug":"rm-5","name":"Multi-Family Residential 5","group":"Residential","section":"10.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land suitable for comprehensively planned developments consisting of high-rise apartment buildings that incorporate a high level of design.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land suitable for comprehensively planned developments consisting of high-rise apartment buildings that incorporate a high level of design.","quotes":["The intent of the Multi-Family Residential 5 (RM-5) Zone is to designate land suitable for","comprehensively planned developments consisting of high-rise apartment buildings that"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment"],"quotes":["Apartment"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-Based Business","Accessory Residential Buildings and Uses"],"quotes":["Home-Based Business","Accessory Residential Buildings and Uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 ha","quotes":["a) Minimum lot area shall be 0.4 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40 m","quotes":["b) Minimum lot width shall be 40 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["a) The maximum lot coverage is 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor-area ratio 3.25","quotes":["The maximum floor-area ratio shall be 3.25."]},"max_height":{"value":"40 m (principal building)","quotes":["i. The principal building shall not exceed 40 m in height."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings)","quotes":["ii. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 4.5 m in height."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (all lot lines)","quotes":["a) The principal building or structure shall not be sited less than 6.0 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (all lot lines)","quotes":["a) The principal building or structure shall not be sited less than 6.0 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (all lot lines)","quotes":["a) The principal building or structure shall not be sited less than 6.0 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m (all lot lines)","quotes":["a) The principal building or structure shall not be sited less than 6.0 m from all lot lines."]},"other":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["shall not exceed 15% of the perimeter of the lot.","limitations, provided that the total area of such amenities and facilities does not exceed 20% of the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The consolidation is for convenience only (the amending bylaws are consolidated with the original). Deleted zones CD-A, CD-B, CD-C, CD-D, CD-F, CD-I, CD-J and CD-P (Bylaw 2986, 2024) are not listed. Site-specific CD zones are in section 16."},"source_url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=126","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/rm-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/rm-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/rm-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/index.json"}}