RM: Residential Multiple

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Duplexes or a boarding house, up to 30 homes a hectare

Main uses

Duplex, boarding house

Smallest lot for a subdivision

4,000 m²

Lot coverage

40% (60% with driveways and parking)

Height limit

10 m (accessory buildings 6 m)

Setbacks

Front and rear 7.5 m, sides 3.5 m, a side on a road 4.5 m

Parking stays 6 m from rooms at or below ground level (s. 705.2).

On land Schedule B marks for a 4 ha minimum, no new lot is under 4 ha.

An RV may be lived in while the house is built under a building permit, for up to 365 days, once a septic system is in and with a $1,000 security; otherwise one RV may be lived in for at most 30 days in a year (s. 313).

Buildings stay 4.5 m from a lot line on a road, and 22.5 m from the centre line of Island Highway 19A (19.5 m on the ocean side in Area A) (s. 402).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the CVRD's planning services department before you buy or build.

Source: Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-20); no open zoning map (ask the CVRD's planning services department which zone a lot is in).