{"title":"RMD zone in Summerland: Residential Medium Density Zone","code":"RMD","slug":"rmd","name":"Residential Medium Density Zone","group":"Residential","section":"10.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Apartments, townhousing and duplex housing near low-density areas on fully serviced lands, plus cluster housing of single detached homes; lands must be designated Medium Density Residential.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Apartments, townhousing and duplex housing near low-density areas on fully serviced lands, plus cluster housing of single detached homes; lands must be designated Medium Density Residential.","quotes":["To provide a zone to accommodate the Development of Apartments, Townhousing,","Cluster Housing developments of Single Detached Housing in either building or"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment Housing","Cluster Housing","Duplex Housing","Multi-Unit Housing","Townhouse Housing"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment Housing 228","(b) Cluster Housing","(c) Duplex Housing;","(d) Multi-Unit Housing; 229and","(e) Townhouse Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Child Care Centre, Minor","Home Occupation - Type 1","Short-Term Rental","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures;","Child Care Centre, Minor, subject to Section 7.7;","Home Occupation - Type 1, subject to Section 7.6;","Short-Term Rental, subject to Section 7.2.","Secondary Suite, subject to Section 7.3"]},"site_specific":{"value":["12914 and 13316 Prairie Valley Road: minimum lot area 800 m², minimum lot width 25.0 m, front setback 4.0 m, rear setback 6.0 m, exterior side setback 4.0 m, special height limits","9306 Prairie Valley Road: Carriage House added as an Accessory Use"],"quotes":["at 12914 Prairie Valley Road and Lot 8, District Lot 475, Osoyoos Division Yale","(a) Minimum Lot Area shall be 800m2","(b) Minimum Lot Width shall be 25.0m","the minimum Front Setback shall be","4.0m","the minimum Rear Setback shall be","6.0m","shall be 4.0 m","- Up-Slope buildings the lesser of 11.0m or 3 storeys","- Down-Slope buildings the lesser of 9.5m or 2 storeys","at 9306 Prairie Valley Road, the following provisions shall apply 243:","(a) Carriage House, subject to Section 7.4"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,100 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area 1,100m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 30.0m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40 percent","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 40 percent"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.6 (0.6 for bare land strata lots)","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 1.6 233","(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.6"]},"max_height":{"value":"The lesser of 15 m or 4 storeys (bare land strata lots: the lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys)","quotes":["(v) Maximum Height The lesser of 15 m or 4","(v) Maximum Height The lesser of 9.5 m or 2"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"The lesser of 7.5 m or 2 storeys (bare land strata lots: the lesser of 4.5 m or 1 storey)","quotes":["7.5m or 2 Storey 237","4.5m or 1 Storey"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (bare land strata lots: 6.0 m)","quotes":["(i) Minimum Front Setback 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (6.0 m where the front property line abuts the high water mark of a lake; bare land strata lots: 6.0 m)","quotes":["(ii) Minimum Rear Setback 7.5m","(ii) Minimum Rear Setback 6.0m","shall be 6.0 m when the Front Property Line Abuts the high water"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m (bare land strata lots: 1.5 m, or 3.0 m on at least one side if no direct vehicle access to the rear yard)","quotes":["(iii) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 4.0m","(iii) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 1.5m","Setback of at least 3.0m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m (bare land strata lots: 4.5 m, or 6.0 m where a garage door faces a private strata road)","quotes":["(iv) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 6.0m","(iv) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 4.5m","private strata road the minimum Setback shall be 6.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m, rear 1.5 m (6.0 m if front property line abuts the high water mark of a lake), interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 6.0 m","quotes":["(i) Minimum Front Setback 6.0m","(ii) Minimum Rear Setback 1.5m","(iii) Minimum Side Setback (Interior) 1.5m","(iv) Minimum Side Setback (Exterior) 6.0m","shall be 6.0 m when the Front Property Line Abuts the high water"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m","On-site amenity space of at least 30.0 m² per dwelling","No parking, loading or garbage collection facilities in any required yard abutting a public highway","Bare land strata: at most two principal dwellings per lot in one building; one accessory building per strata lot up to 45.0 m²"],"quotes":["(c) Minimum Lot Depth 30.0m","(b) A minimum area of 30.0m2 of on-site Amenity Space shall be provided per Dwelling.","(a) No parking, loading or garbage collection facilities shall be permitted in any required","Only one (1) Accessory Building or Structure will be allowed per strata Lot","site with a maximum Gross Floor Area of 45.0m2."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 (Schedule \"A\" to Bylaw 2000-450, adopted September 12, 2011; consolidated copy: file named consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover text says Consolidated Up to March 3, 2025)","url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/schedule-'a'---consolidated-to-march-3-2026e705a85cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf?sfvrsn=ee88c6fb_0","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The consolidated copy is to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time. CD6 (s. 15.7) is in the bylaw only as a stub saying final reading and adoption has not yet taken place, so it is not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/schedule-'a'---consolidated-to-march-3-2026e705a85cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf?sfvrsn=ee88c6fb_0#page=90","place":{"path":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rmd/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rmd.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rmd.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/index.json"}}