{"title":"RM7 zone in Port Moody: Heritage Woods Multi-Residential","code":"RM7","slug":"rm7","name":"Heritage Woods Multi-Residential","group":"Residential","section":"9.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multiple-family housing with a maximum floor area ratio of 1.0 in North Shore Neighbourhood 2 (Heritage Woods)","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multiple-family housing with a maximum floor area ratio of 1.0 in North Shore Neighbourhood 2 (Heritage Woods)","quotes":["To provide for the development of multiple-family housing with a maximum","Floor Area Ratio of 1.0 in North Shore Neighbourhood 2."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiple-Family Residential"],"quotes":["Multiple-Family Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Child Care","Home Occupation – Type A","Community Care"],"quotes":["Child Care","Home Occupation – Type A","Community Care"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 hectares (1 acre) for a lot created by subdivision","quotes":["The minimum permitted area of a Lot created by Subdivision is","0.4 hectares (1 acre)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%; accessory buildings for parking up to 15% of the lot area","quotes":["Lot Coverage i. 40%","be 15% of the Lot Area"]},"max_density":{"value":"FAR 1.0; maximum 300 dwelling units in the entire RM7 zone; if the zone is subdivided, up to 75 units per hectare on a lot created by subdivision","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio – 1.0","RM7 Zone is 300 Dwelling Units.","such Subdivision may be up to 75 units per hectare (30 units per"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m and 3 storeys","quotes":["Height (maximum) i. 10.5m and 3 Storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings for off-street parking)","quotes":["The Height of an Accessory Building shall not exceed 4.5m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (principal building)","quotes":["Principal Building – 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (principal building)","quotes":["Principal Building – 6.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (principal building)","quotes":["Principal Building – 6.0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"6.0 m from all lot lines and from other buildings; sited behind the front face of the principal building","quotes":["Setbacks shall be provided of not less than 6.0m (19.7ft)","from all Lot lines and from other Buildings on the Lot","Accessory Buildings shall be sited to the rear of the front"]},"other":{"value":["Setbacks of at least 6.0 m from all lot lines and at least 4.5 m between buildings; at least 30% of the site must be usable open space","Indoor recreation space of at least 38.0 m² for up to 10 units, plus 2.4 m² for each unit over 10","Minimum unit sizes: bachelor 36.0 m², one-bedroom 53.0 m², two-bedroom 69.5 m², three or more bedrooms 83.5 m²","No multiple-family development is approved if it would result in fewer than 225 dwelling units in the zone; if the zone is subdivided, a lot may have as few as 25 units per hectare as long as the 225-unit minimum can still be met"],"quotes":["Setbacks of not less than 6.0m (19.7ft) shall be provided from all","A minimum distance of 4.5m (14.8ft) shall be provided between","A minimum of 30% of the site shall be provided as usable open","with a minimum area of 38.0m2 (409ft2) for developments of not","Each bachelor Residential unit shall have an area not less than","36.0m2 (387ft2).","53.0m2 (570ft2).","69.5m2 (748ft2).","83.5m2 (900ft2).","would necessarily result in fewer than 225 Dwelling Units ultimately","Subdivision may be as few as 25 units per hectare (10 units per","225 units in the entire RM7 Zone not being achieved."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)","url":"https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's PDF (listed as BL2937-C on its Bylaws page) is \"Consolidated for Convenience\". Many older CD zones (CD1 to CD5, CD2R, CD10 to CD15) are listed in s. 3.1 but their text is not in this document; the bylaw says to refer to the original enacting bylaws, so those entries have no lines. CD81, CD94 and CD95 appear in Schedule D but not in the s. 3.1 list. CD zone text is in Schedule D (lines for CD zones are inside Schedule D)."},"source_url":"https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=100","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/index.json"}}