---
title: "RMS zone in Powell River: Compact Residential - Select"
place: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/powell-river
zone: RMS
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/rms/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/rms.json"
---

# RMS zone in Powell River: Compact Residential - Select

Compact ground-oriented housing oriented to seniors or the elderly

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Compact ground-oriented housing oriented to seniors or the elderly
- **Main uses:** Townhouse dwellings; Cluster housing dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based business; Accessory buildings and uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 27 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Townhouses and cluster housing: lot area of at least 170 m² per dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 8.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Development Permit application and urban services are required; There may be one or more buildings per lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 9.2](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=74) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Powell River: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/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/powell-river/zoning/rms/_