---
title: "RM1 zone in Sechelt: Residential Multiple One Zone"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sechelt
zone: RM1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Sechelt: Residential Multiple One Zone

A mix of residential housing types, including Apartments, Townhouses and Two-Unit Dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of residential housing types, including Apartments, Townhouses and Two-Unit Dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Townhouse; Two-Unit Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Business
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 350 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m (Townhouse and Two-Unit Dwelling); 12.0 m (Apartment)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.5 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory structures: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024), s. 1.7](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=21) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sechelt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/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/sechelt/zoning/rm1/_