---
title: "RM1a zone in Stewart: Residential Multi-Family and Recreational Complex (Blue Ocean Place)"
place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/stewart
zone: RM1a
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/rm1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning/rm1a.json"
---

# RM1a zone in Stewart: Residential Multi-Family and Recreational Complex (Blue Ocean Place)

Allow multi-residential apartments and recreational facilities within one complex

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow multi-residential apartments and recreational facilities within one complex
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Multiple Family; Community halls and League Building; Cultural and Recreational Facilities
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building
- **Minimum lot area:** 223.0 m² (for a Dwelling, Multi-family townhouse on one parcel)
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.0 m (for a Dwelling, Multi-family townhouse on one parcel)
- **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

## 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. Bylaw 994, 2022](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18095#page=1) (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/rm1a/_