{"title":"RM-4 zone in Quesnel: Multi-Unit Residential (High Density – Four Storeys)","code":"RM-4","slug":"rm-4","name":"Multi-Unit Residential (High Density – Four Storeys)","group":"Residential","section":"18","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High-density multi-unit housing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High-density multi-unit housing.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone for high-density multi-unit housing."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment dwelling","Assisted residential living","Congregate housing dwelling","Fourplex dwelling","Threeplex dwelling","Townhouse dwelling","Personal care"],"quotes":["apartment dwelling","assisted residential living","congregate housing dwelling","fourplex dwelling","threeplex dwelling","townhouse dwelling","personal care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["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"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1 Block 17 Town of Quesnel Plan EPP3653 only: maximum density 134 dwelling units per ha and maximum lot coverage 80%."],"quotes":["Notwithstanding 18.3.1 and 18.3.3 above, on only Lot 1 Block 17 Town of","Quesnel Plan EPP3653, the permitted maximum density is 134 dwelling units","per ha and the permitted maximum lot coverage is 80%."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"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)","quotes":["(a) Residential development less than 90 20 m (66 ft)","(b) Residential development greater than 30 m (98 ft)","units per ha (36 units per ac)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"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)","quotes":["(a) Fourplex, threeplex, townhouse uses 45%, provided that the maximum","(b) Residential development greater than 50%, provided that the maximum","parking areas is 70%","(c) Residential development greater than 70% coverage for buildings,","driveways and parking areas","with a density of 40 units per ha (16","40 units per ha (16 units per ac)","90 units per ha (36 units per ac)"]},"max_density":{"value":"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)","quotes":["(a) General 120 dwelling units per ha (48","(b) Congregate housing 160 dwelling units per ha (65","Maximum floor area ratio:","(a) Fourplex, threeplex, townhouse uses 0.5","(b) Residential development greater than 1.1","(c) Residential development greater than 1.5","with a density of 40 units per ha (16","40 units per ha (16 units per ac)","90 units per ha (36 units per ac)"]},"max_height":{"value":"16 m (53 ft) or 4 storeys","quotes":["16 m (53 ft) or 4 storeys for principal"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (15 ft)","quotes":["4.5 m (15 ft) for accessory building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5 m (16.4 ft)","quotes":["(a) front lot line 5 m (16.4 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (10 ft)","quotes":["(d) rear lot line 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (10 ft)","quotes":["(b) interior side lot line 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (10 ft)","quotes":["(c) exterior side lot line 3.0 m (10 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["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."],"quotes":["5.6 m (18 ft)","Minimum principal building","An amount may be added to the floor area ratio if required parking spaces are","of an additional 0.2 FAR.","There shall be no limit to the number of buildings provided that each group of","single detached dwellings are added","The regulations set out in RS-1 zone"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1980","url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's Zoning & Land Use page also links an excerpted zoning map PDF (Schedule B). The Schedule B pages inside this PDF are headed \"Zoning Bylaw No. XXXX of 2025\". Table 6.1 of the bylaw omits zone C-4A, but section 25 of the bylaw establishes it."},"source_url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=86","place":{"path":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/index.json"}}