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RM-1 zone in Tahsis: Residential Multiple Zone One

Tahsis, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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 coverage40%
Maximum density18 dwelling units per hectare (single-family dwellings, duplexes and boarding houses); 50 dwelling units per hectare (townhouses, apartments and bunkhouses)
Maximum height10 metres
Front setback6 metres
Rear setback10.5 metres
Interior side setback4.5 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 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. This is the original 2020 bylaw. The Village also posts Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 667, 2024 (adds small-scale multi-unit housing to R-1, R-2, RM-1 and RU-1 and secondary-suite definitions; text layer OK) and No. 660, 2023 (image-only PDF, no text layer), plus earlier amendments 610, 612 and 616 of 2019 that amended the older Bylaw 176. No consolidated version is published. The PDF text layer has some character errors (for example "R-l" for R-1 and "1-1" for I-1). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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