---
title: "RM5 zone in West Vancouver: Multiple Dwelling Zone 5"
place: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/west-vancouver
zone: RM5
bylaw: District of West Vancouver Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010
bylaw_read: 2026-11-09
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/zoning/rm5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/zoning/rm5.json"
---

# RM5 zone in West Vancouver: Multiple Dwelling Zone 5

Main uses: Accessory buildings and uses, Apartment buildings, Child care, Community care, Duplex dwellings, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Accessory buildings and uses; Apartment buildings; Child care; Community care; Duplex dwellings; Home based business; Lodgers; Secondary suites; Senior citizens' low rental apartment buildings; Single family dwellings; Townhouses; Uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses

## Source

- [District of West Vancouver Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, s. 305](https://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/ZONING_BYLAW_4662_SECTION_300_MULTIPLE_DWELLING_ZONES_2.pdf#page=18) (read 2026-11-09)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in West Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/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/west-vancouver/zoning/rm5/_