---
title: "RM3 zone in Tofino: Multiple Family Residential District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: RM3
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/rm3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/rm3.json"
---

# RM3 zone in Tofino: Multiple Family Residential District

Medium density apartment development catering primarily to the full range of family situations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density apartment development catering primarily to the full range of family situations.
- **Main uses:** Apartment buildings and cluster housing dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Home Occupations; Secondary Suites
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,149 m² (12,360 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 22.9 m (75 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Apartment buildings: maximum of three apartments for the first 1,149 m² (12,360 ft²) of lot area, plus one additional apartment for each additional 70 m² (750 ft²) of lot area
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m (40 ft), and not more than three storeys (apartment building)
- **Front setback:** 6.1 m (20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (30 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (15 feet) on each side
- **Other rules:** For developments of 12 or more units where at least 30% of units have 3 or more bedrooms, an equipped playground of at least 7.5 m x 7.5 m (25 feet x 25 feet) is required

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 12](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=63) (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/rm3/_