---
title: "RM4 zone in Prince Rupert: Mixed Use Zone"
place: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-rupert
zone: RM4
bylaw: Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/rm4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/rm4.json"
---

# RM4 zone in Prince Rupert: Mixed Use Zone

Main uses: Multiple Family Dwelling Buildings, Boarding or lodging house.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Multiple Family Dwelling Buildings; Boarding or lodging house
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home office; Retail use as part of a multiple family dwelling building; Offices as part of a multiple family dwelling building; Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory Dwelling Units; Child Care Facility (accessory, first floor with ground level access only) (Retail and office use is limited to the first floor with ground level access.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1800 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the site area
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.50
- **Maximum height:** 17 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024), s. 5.6](https://www.princerupert.ca/sites/7/files/2024-07/USE_THIS_Consolidated%20Zoning%20Bylaw_Draft07152024.pdf#page=21) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Prince Rupert: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/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/prince-rupert/zoning/rm4/_