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title: "RM-1 zone in Tahsis: Residential Multiple Zone One"
place: Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tahsis
zone: RM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in Tahsis: Residential Multiple Zone One

Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Duplexes, Boarding houses, Townhouses, Apartments.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Duplexes; Boarding houses; Townhouses; Apartments
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building or structure; Community care facility; Home-based business; Professional occupations; Bed and breakfast accommodations; Short-term rental accommodations; Urban agricultural use
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 18 dwelling units per hectare (single-family dwellings, duplexes and boarding houses); 50 dwelling units per hectare (townhouses, apartments and bunkhouses)
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres
- **Front setback:** 6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 10.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Other rules:** Parking spaces must be at least 6 metres from windows of habitable rooms at or below grade, and no parking area within 1.5 metres of any property line; A landscaped playground area of 50 square metres is required for each four units of three bedrooms or more; Landscaping must cover all site areas not developed with buildings, parking and driveways

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, s. 5.4](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf#page=29) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Tahsis: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/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/tahsis/zoning/rm-1/_