---
title: "RM7 zone in Port Moody: Heritage Woods Multi-Residential"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: RM7
bylaw: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm7.json"
---

# RM7 zone in Port Moody: Heritage Woods Multi-Residential

Multiple-family housing with a maximum floor area ratio of 1.0 in North Shore Neighbourhood 2 (Heritage Woods)

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multiple-family housing with a maximum floor area ratio of 1.0 in North Shore Neighbourhood 2 (Heritage Woods)
- **Main uses:** Multiple-Family Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Child Care; Home Occupation – Type A; Community Care
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 hectares (1 acre) for a lot created by subdivision
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%; accessory buildings for parking up to 15% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m and 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory buildings for off-street parking)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 6.0 m from all lot lines and from other buildings; sited behind the front face of the principal building
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 9.8](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=100) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Moody: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/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-moody/zoning/rm7/_