---
title: "RM1 zone in Stewart: Residential Multi-Family"
place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/stewart
zone: RM1
bylaw: District of Stewart Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (original, October 2014) with amending bylaws 925/2018, 923/2018, 928/2018, 958/2019, 985/2021, 994/2022, 1023/2024, 1026/2024
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Stewart: Residential Multi-Family

Main uses: Dwelling, Multiple Family.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Multiple Family
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building
- **Minimum lot area:** 700 m² (223.0 m² for a Dwelling, Multi-family townhouse on one parcel)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m (minimum frontage); 7.0 m for a Dwelling, Multi-family townhouse on one parcel
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** 40 dwelling units per ha maximum; 30 dwelling units per ha minimum
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (0.0 m where dwelling units are joined by a common wall)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** At most 1 accessory building per parcel; Accessory building: 55.0 m² maximum building area

## Source

- [District of Stewart Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (original, October 2014) with amending bylaws 925/2018, 923/2018, 928/2018, 958/2019, 985/2021, 994/2022, 1023/2024, 1026/2024, s. 7.0](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928#page=32) (read 2026-11-08)

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