---
title: "RM-1 zone in Port McNeill: Residential Multiple One"
place: Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-mcneill
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Port McNeill: Residential Multiple One

Medium density apartment housing and townhouse residential.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density apartment housing and townhouse residential.
- **Main uses:** Boarding houses; Dwelling, Low-rise apartment; Dwelling, Single-family; Dwelling, Townhouses or rowhouses; Dwelling, Two Family
- **Minimum lot area:** 464.5 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.2 m frontage; 15.2 m minimum average width on curves or cul-de-sacs
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% of the site area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.90
- **Maximum height:** 9.1 m (townhouses); 12.2 m (low-rise apartments)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 10.7 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.6 m (side yard adjacent to a highway/road)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.0 m for accessory buildings
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021, s. 8.5](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2221_49324_Zoning-Bylaw_final072122.pdf#page=31) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port McNeill: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/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-mcneill/zoning/rm-1/_