---
title: "RM-3 zone in White Rock: High Density Multi-Unit Residential Zone"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
zone: RM-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM-3 zone in White Rock: High Density Multi-Unit Residential Zone

Multi-unit residential uses as apartment complexes at high densities, not exceeding 90 units per 0.4 hectare (1.0 acre)

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multi-unit residential uses as apartment complexes at high densities, not exceeding 90 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 44.4 m² per dwelling unit, for a maximum of 90 units per 0.4 ha; residential floor area up to 2.0 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 23.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m; 12.2 m where the interior lot line abuts another RM-3 lot and the building is over 10.7 m high
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m (2.4 m abutting a lane), interior side 1.5 m (2.4 m abutting a lane), exterior side 6.0 m; 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. 6.10](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=73) (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-3/_