{"title":"RM1 zone in Sechelt: Residential Multiple One Zone","code":"RM1","slug":"rm1","name":"Residential Multiple One Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of residential housing types, including Apartments, Townhouses and Two-Unit Dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of residential housing types, including Apartments, Townhouses and Two-Unit Dwellings.","quotes":["To provide for a mix of Residential housing types, including Apartments, Townhouses and Two-","Unit Dwellings."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Townhouse","Two-Unit Dwelling"],"quotes":["Apartment Home Business","Townhouse","Two-Unit Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Business"],"quotes":["Apartment Home Business"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 2, Block 1, D.L. 1310, Plan 7839 (Wakefield Phase 1): density max 31 units; Single-Detached Dwellings permitted; max height 10.5 m","Lot 1, Block 1, D.L. 1310, Plan 7839 (Wakefield Phase 2): density max 15 units; single, two-unit or triplex dwellings; max height 10.5 m","Lot B, and Lot 7, Block 11, D.L. 1356, Plan 11795 (The West): max 59 Apartment Dwelling Units; Office and Retail permitted as principal uses; apartment height max 9.75 m to parapet and 11.25 m to peak","Lot A, Block P, D.L. 303, Plan BCP31484 (Midtown): max 13 Apartment Dwelling Units (up to 24 with a Housing Agreement for Affordable Housing); max lot coverage 35%; max building height 17.6 m","Parcel C, D.L. 304, Plan 15854 (Ebbtide): with a 100% rental housing agreement, up to 170 units per ha, Floor Area Ratio 1.70, height 19 m","Block 12, District Lot 1471, Plan VAP3660 (5981 Shoal Way): max density 58 units/ha; Apartment not permitted; max height 14 m; max lot coverage 40%","Block 6, District Lot 1331, Plan VAP6223: residential rental tenure only; max density 155 units per hectare and 1.4 Floor Area Ratio; apartment height max 20 m; front and north interior side setbacks 0 m"],"quotes":["Lot 2, Block 1, D.L. 1310, Plan 7839 (Wakefield Phase 1)","a) Density not to exceed 31 units","e) No building shall exceed 10.5 m in Height","Lot 1, Block 1, D.L. 1310, Plan 7839 (Wakefield Phase 2)","a) Density not to exceed 15 units","Lot B, and Lot 7, Block 11, D.L. 1356, Plan 11795 (The West)","a) The maximum number of permitted Apartment Dwelling Units is 59 units.","d) The Height of the Apartment shall not exceed 9.75 m to the parapet and 11.25 m to the peak of","Lot A, Block P, D.L. 303, Plan BCP31484 (Midtown)","d) The maximum building Height is 17.6 m","Parcel C, D.L. 304, Plan 15854 (Ebbtide)","i. The number of Dwelling Units shall not exceed 170 units per ha","ii. The maximum Floor Area Ratio is 1.70","iii. The maximum Height of a building shall not exceed 19 m","Block 12, District Lot 1471, Plan VAP3660 (5981 Shoal Way)","a) Maximum density is 58 units/ha.","b) Apartment is not a permitted use.","e) Maximum height is 14 m.","f) Maximum lot coverage is 40%.","BLOCK 6, DISTRICT LOT 1331, PLAN VAP6223","e) The maximum density is 155 units per hectare and 1.4 Floor Area Ratio.","c) The maximum height of the apartment building on the western half of the property is 20 m and","f) The front setback (east lot line - Shorncliffe Ave) is 0 m."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"350 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 350 m2"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75%","quotes":["The maximum Lot Coverage is 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"50 Units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 1.4; if 100% of the residential units are Rental Housing, 100 Units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 2.8","quotes":["Maximum density is 50 Units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 1.4.","maximum density permitted is 100 Units per ha and a Floor Area Ratio of 2.8."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m (Townhouse and Two-Unit Dwelling); 12.0 m (Apartment)","quotes":["Townhouse 11.0 m","Two-Unit Dwelling 11.0 m","Apartment 12.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Structure 6.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Apartment 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 4.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Apartment 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 4.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Apartment 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 4.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m","quotes":["Apartment 5.0 m 5.0 m 1.5 m 4.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory structures: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m","quotes":["Accessory","1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum of 4 attached units in any Townhouse development","Useable open space of 18.0 m2 per Dwelling Unit under three bedrooms and 45.0 m2 per Dwelling Unit of three bedrooms or more","Additional Height for Apartments may be considered case by case through a development variance permit or zoning amendment"],"quotes":["a) A maximum of 4 attached units are permitted in any Townhouse development","b) A minimum of 18.0 m2 of useable open space shall be provided for each Dwelling Unit less than","c) A minimum of 45.0 m2 of useable open space shall be provided for each Dwelling Unit that is","1.7.7 Additional Height may be considered for Apartments on a case-by-case scenario through"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)","url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court unless certified by the Corporate Officer; the original bylaws prevail. Amendments adopted after May 2025 are not in this text."},"source_url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=21","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/rm1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/rm1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/rm1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/index.json"}}