---
title: "RM-1 zone in White Rock: Low Density Multi-Unit Residential Zone"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
zone: RM-1
bylaw: White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in White Rock: Low Density Multi-Unit Residential Zone

Multi-unit residential uses as townhouse or apartment complexes at low densities, not exceeding 24 units per 0.4 hectare (1.0 acre)

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multi-unit residential uses as townhouse or apartment complexes at low densities, not exceeding 24 units per 0.4 hectare (1.0 acre)
- **Main uses:** Multi-unit residential use in one or more principal buildings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation; Boarding use (Not more than one of these per dwelling unit.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 742.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m (lot depth 30.5 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% per fee-simple lot
- **Maximum density:** Lot area of not less than 167 m² per dwelling unit, for a maximum of 24 units per 0.4 ha
- **Maximum height:** 7.7 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.8 m (rear lot line abutting a lane or rear lot line of adjacent lot); 7.5 m (rear lot line abutting interior side lot line of adjacent lot); may be reduced to 3.8 m where the adjacent lot is zoned commercial
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m (2.4 m abutting a lane), interior side 2.4 m, exterior side 3.8 m (7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts the interior side lot line of an adjacent lot); not permitted in the front yard
- **Other rules:** Only one ancillary building per fee-simple lot; none in a required front or exterior side yard; at least 3.0 m from a principal building

## Source

- [White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026), s. 6.8](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=69) (read 2026-11-07)

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