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RM9 zoning in BC
RM9 (also written RM-9) means whatever the bylaw that zones the lot says: there is no provincial RM9 zone. 3 bylaws we've summarised use it, from 3 local governments. It goes by 3 names: Manufactured Home Park, Multiple Dwelling, 4-storey apartments and townhouses, Resource Management 9. What it allows is below, bylaw by bylaw.
RM9 in each bylaw
| Local government | Homes allowed | Smallest lot for a subdivision | Lot coverage | Height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional District of Nanaimo Resource Management 9 · Regional District of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2024 | One home on a lot of 8 ha or less, two on a larger lot, and a secondary suite with each house up to two a lot (s. 4.38(c), s. 3.21). In sub-zone RM9.1, only one lot of an eligible subdivision may have two homes, and once it has them every other lot there is held to one (s. 4.38.1) | Set by the lot's subdivision district on the RDN's map, from 400 m² to 50 ha by district and servicing (Part 5); a report on a lot names its district and size. | 10% | 9 m |
| City of Prince George Manufactured Home Park · City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 | Manufactured homes in a park, rented or as a bare land strata, up to 22 homes a hectare, one on each home space of at least 350 m² and 13.0 m wide; a residential security/operator unit (ss. 10.17.2, 10.17.3, 10.17.5) | 0.2 ha, 35.0 m wide for the park (s. 10.17.4); each home space 350 m², 13.0 m wide (s. 10.17.5) | 45% (s. 10.17.5) | 7.5 m and 1 storey; accessory buildings 5.0 m, at most 10 m² of floor area in all on a home space (ss. 10.17.6, 10.17.7) |
| City of Vancouver Multiple Dwelling, 4-storey apartments and townhouses · Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 | Apartments and townhouses of 4 storeys (conditional) on a lot of 445 m² with 12.8 m of frontage (at most 50.0 m), more than one building with approval, at most 100 homes per hectare up to a floor space ratio of 0.90, 132 up to 1.20 and 140 above (180 or 240 with the Director of Planning's approval); freehold rowhouses (conditional) on 445 m²; a triplex (conditional) on 303 m²; a house or duplex with another building (conditional) on 334 m², with a secondary suite in each home; infill keeping a building from before 1940 (conditional); a 2-home conversion of an existing building (outright, no additions), 3 homes in a building that stood on May 27, 2014 (conditional); a mixed-use building with a neighbourhood grocery store (conditional). A single detached house alone (outright, with a secondary suite and a laneway house conditional) only on a lot on title before January 16, 2018, under the R1-1 district's rules. Lock-off units, at most 1 for every 3 homes and 1 per rowhouse (ss. 2.1, 2.2.1 to 2.2.9, 3.1.1.2, 3.1.1.3, 3.1.2.1 to 3.1.2.3) | 445 m² and 12.8 m of frontage for apartments, townhouses and seniors housing (rowhouses 445 m²); 334 m² for a house or duplex with another building; 303 m² for a triplex, infill or a conversion of more than 2 homes (less for a lot on title before May 27, 2014, with approval); a house alone as in R1-1 (ss. 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.2, 3.2.2.1, 3.3.2.1, 3.3.2.8, 3.4.2.1, 3.5.2.1, 3.6.2.1, 3.7.2.1, 3.7.2.8, 3.8.2.1) | 55% of the lot, and at most 75% under hard surfaces. Floor space ratio for apartments, townhouses and seniors housing 0.75; 1.20 from 12.8 m of frontage, 1.50 from 15.2 m, 2.00 from 27.4 m. Rowhouses 1.20. Triplexes 0.75 (0.90 on a lot under 445 m² or 12.8 m of frontage); other homes and uses 0.75, a conversion or infill keeping an older building up to 0.90 with approval (ss. 3.1.1.1, 3.1.2.8, 3.1.2.9, 3.2.1.1, 3.3.1.1, 3.4.1.1, 3.5.1.1, 3.6.1.1, 3.7.1.1, 3.8.1.1, 3.9.1.1, 5.1) | Apartments and townhouses 12.2 m and 4 storeys (a townhouse's fourth a partial storey), up to 13.7 m with approval; rear buildings 10.7 m and 3 storeys (12.2 m and 4 with approval); other buildings 10.7 m. Accessory buildings 3.7 m (4.6 m at the peak), at most 48 m² together, within 7.9 m of the rear line (ss. 2.2.12, 2.2.13, 3.1.2.4, 3.1.2.11 to 3.1.2.13, 3.2.2.2, 3.3.2.2, 3.4.2.2, 3.5.2.2, 3.6.2.2, 3.7.2.2, 3.8.2.2, 3.9.2.1) |
Listed by local government, not ranked. "Not set" means the zone itself sets no figure; general rules elsewhere in its bylaw may still apply. Each zone's page has its uses, setbacks and the bylaw's sections.
Two lots both zoned RM9 under different bylaws can allow quite different things, and provincial law sets a floor of homes on most house zones in towns (how many homes can I build?). Site-specific exceptions, development permit areas and the ALR apply on top. Find the lot's own zone with the search above, then confirm with the local government before you buy or build.
Sources: each zone's bylaw, linked from its page, summarised in our words. Other councils' zones aren't here: the zoning we cover.