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title: "RMD zone in Summerland: Residential Medium Density Zone"
place: Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/summerland
zone: RMD
bylaw: "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)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rmd/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning/rmd.json"
---

# RMD zone in Summerland: Residential Medium Density Zone

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Housing; Cluster Housing; Duplex Housing; Multi-Unit Housing; Townhouse Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Child Care Centre, Minor; Home Occupation - Type 1; Short-Term Rental; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,100 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.6 (0.6 for bare land strata lots)
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 15 m or 4 storeys (bare land strata lots: the lesser of 9.5 m or 2 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** The lesser of 7.5 m or 2 storeys (bare land strata lots: the lesser of 4.5 m or 1 storey)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (bare land strata lots: 6.0 m)
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (bare land strata lots: 4.5 m, or 6.0 m where a garage door faces a private strata road)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [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), s. 10.4](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) (read 2026-11-07)

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