---
title: "RM-1 zone in Salmo: Multi-Family Residential"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Salmo: Multi-Family Residential

Provide an area for a mix of multi-family and single-family residential housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide an area for a mix of multi-family and single-family residential housing.
- **Main uses:** Multi-Family Dwellings – townhomes, apartments or condominiums; Single-Family Dwellings; Two-Family Dwellings; Mixed-Use Development
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Group Home; Child Care Facilities; Home-Based Businesses
- **Minimum lot area:** 334.5 m² (3,600 ft²) for a single-family dwelling on an existing 9.14 m (30’) wide lot; 501.7 m² (5,400 ft²) for a dwelling on a 13.7 m (45’) wide lot; 657.8 m² (7,080 ft²) for a single-family dwelling on an existing 18 m (59’) wide lot; 836 m² (8,999 ft²) for other permitted uses
- **Minimum lot width:** 9.14 m (30’) for existing lots; 13.7 m (45’) for a new lot for a single-family dwelling
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the site (multi-family, two-family, mixed-use and secondary uses, including driveways and parking areas); 33% (single-family)
- **Maximum density:** Multi-family or mixed-use: 60 dwelling units per hectare (24 units per acre); 74 units per hectare (30 units per acre) with underground parking
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Stand-alone garage for RV storage: up to 7 m (23’) high
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (24’11”)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (4’11”)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Amenity area per multi-family unit: bachelor 10 m², one-bedroom 15 m², two-bedroom 20 m², three-bedroom 30 m², four-bedroom or over 40 m²; Minimum size of a primary single- or two-family dwelling 55.75 m² (600 sf); minimum width 6 m (19’9”); Parking: one off-street space per dwelling and one per secondary dwelling unit; Only one secondary dwelling unit per lot (Secondary Suite, Secondary House or Garage with suite above)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.6](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf#page=72) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salmo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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/salmo/zoning/rm-1/_