---
title: "RM-3 zone in Quesnel: Multi-Unit Residential (High Density)"
place: Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/quesnel
zone: RM-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM-3 zone in Quesnel: Multi-Unit Residential (High Density)

High-density multi-unit housing on serviced urban lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-density multi-unit housing on serviced urban lots.
- **Main uses:** Apartment dwelling; Assisted residential living; Congregate housing dwelling; Fourplex dwelling; Threeplex dwelling; Townhouse dwelling; Personal care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Assembly; Community care facility; Community garden; Convenience retail store; Eating establishment; Group day care; Minor home based business, except when the principal use is congregate; Personal service establishment
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 5, Block 17, Town of Quesnel, Plan 17000 (654 Reid Street) only: Yoga class instruction is permitted as an accessory Type I home based business, limited to 20 hours per week and class sizes up to 10 participants.
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (66 ft) for residential development under 90 units per ha (36 units per ac); 30 m (98 ft) for residential development over 90 units per ha (36 units per ac)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% for fourplex, threeplex, townhouse at 40 units per ha (16 units per ac) or less; 50% for development over 40 units per ha; both limited to 70% for buildings, driveways and parking areas. 70% for buildings, driveways and parking areas for development over 90 units per ha (36 units per ac)
- **Maximum density:** General: 120 dwelling units per ha (48 per ac); congregate housing: 160 dwelling units per ha (65 per ac). Floor area ratio: 0.5 for fourplex, threeplex, townhouse at 40 units per ha or less; 1.1 for development over 40 units per ha; 1.5 for development over 90 units per ha (36 units per ac)
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (39 ft) or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Other rules:** Principal building must be at least 5.6 m (18 ft) wide.; Floor area ratio may be increased (up to an additional 0.2) if required parking is provided beneath habitable space or common amenity areas.; No limit to the number of buildings, provided each group of units meets every rule of the zone.; Single detached dwellings are also permitted on parcels that already had one when the bylaw was adopted, following the RS-1 zone rules.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, s. 17](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=83) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Quesnel: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/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/quesnel/zoning/rm-3/_