---
title: "RM2 zone in Tofino: Medium Multiple Family Residential District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: RM2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/rm2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/rm2.json"
---

# RM2 zone in Tofino: Medium Multiple Family Residential District

Medium density townhouse, row or cluster development designed primarily for family accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density townhouse, row or cluster development designed primarily for family accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse dwellings or groups of townhouse dwellings; Cluster housing dwellings or groups of cluster housing dwellings; Duplex; Garden Apartments
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Home Occupations; Secondary Suites
- **Minimum lot area:** 1336 m² (14,400 square feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** 36.6 m (120 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Minimum 255.4 m² (2750 ft²) of lot area per dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 10.4 m (34 ft), and not more than two storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 10.6 m (35 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (10 ft) on each side
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 feet) on a corner lot, next to the flanking street
- **Other rules:** For developments of 12 or more units where at least 30% of units have 2 or more bedrooms, an equipped playground of at least 7.5 m x 7.5 m (25 ft x 25 ft) is required

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 11](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=61) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Tofino: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/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/tofino/zoning/rm2/_