---
title: "RM1 zone in Port Edward: Multiple Family Residential"
place: Port Edward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-edward
zone: RM1
bylaw: District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Port Edward: Multiple Family Residential

Main uses: Apartment Buildings, Multiple Family Dwellings, Townhouses, Two Family Dwelling (Duplex).

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment Buildings; Multiple Family Dwellings; Townhouses; Two Family Dwelling (Duplex)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the Lot Area
- **Maximum density:** 30 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Front setback:** 4 m
- **Rear setback:** 5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4 m, rear 3 m, side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Each dwelling unit in a two family dwelling must have at least 50 m² of floor area

## Source

- [District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023), s. Part 5](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf#page=54) (read 2026-11-08)

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