{"title":"RM-1 zone in Port McNeill: Residential Multiple One","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Residential Multiple One","group":"Residential","section":"8.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium density apartment housing and townhouse residential.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium density apartment housing and townhouse residential.","quotes":["The Residential Multiple One: RM-1 Zone provides for medium density apartment housing and","townhouse residential."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boarding houses","Dwelling, Low-rise apartment","Dwelling, Single-family","Dwelling, Townhouses or rowhouses","Dwelling, Two Family"],"quotes":["a) Boarding houses","b) Dwelling, Low-rise apartment","c) Dwelling, Single-family","d) Dwelling, Townhouses or rowhouses","e) Dwelling, Two Family"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464.5 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 464.5 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.2 m frontage; 15.2 m minimum average width on curves or cul-de-sacs","quotes":["The minimum frontage per lot shall be 15.2 m except on curves or cul-de-sacs in which case the","minimum average width shall be 15.2 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% of the site area","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not cover more than 35% of the site area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.90","quotes":["Maximum total floor areas of all buildings cannot exceed a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.90."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.1 m (townhouses); 12.2 m (low-rise apartments)","quotes":["Townhouses 9.1 m","Low-rise apartments 12.2 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["Front Yard 7.6 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.7 m","quotes":["Rear Yard 10.7 m, except it is 1.0 m for"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Side Yard 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.6 m (side yard adjacent to a highway/road)","quotes":["Side yard adjacent to a 4.6 m","highway/Rd"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1.0 m for accessory buildings","quotes":["Rear Yard 10.7 m, except it is 1.0 m for","accessory buildings"]},"other":{"value":["Single-family and two-family dwellings must meet the R-1 setback and height requirements","Each dwelling unit needs at least 37.2 m² of amenity open space"],"quotes":["a) Single-family and two-family dwelling units shall meet the R-1 setback and height zone","b) Parcels shall have a least 37.2 m2 of amenity open space for each dwelling unit."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This text is the posted final version of Bylaw 705 (July 2022, adoption date left blank), not the signed scan, and may not include later amendments. The signed scan is at https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/No.-705-2021-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf. The bylaw's zone table lists the MHI zone only inside the MI section, and the zoning map legend also shows A-2, MIC and a Proposed Zoning list; those are not separate sections in this text."},"source_url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf#page=31","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/index.json"}}