---
title: "RM-3 zone in Port Hardy: Multiple Unit Residential Rental Tenure"
place: Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-hardy
zone: RM-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/rm-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM-3 zone in Port Hardy: Multiple Unit Residential Rental Tenure

Main uses: Apartment Dwelling, Attached Dwelling, Community Care Facility.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment Dwelling; Attached Dwelling; Community Care Facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Minor Home Occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.6 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Use of the property is limited to residential rental tenure only; Outdoor amenity space of 15.0 m² per Apartment Dwelling and Attached Dwelling must be provided on the same parcel; Minimum gross floor area per dwelling: studio 32.0 m², one bedroom 50.0 m², two bedroom 66.0 m², three bedroom 86 m², four bedroom 111.5 m²; Minimum parcel depth: 30.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1010-2013 (consolidated for convenience, December 2025), s. 6.7](https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1010-2013-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-December-2025.pdf#page=47) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Hardy: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/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-hardy/zoning/rm-3/_