City of Campbell River · zoning
The RM-2 zone in Campbell River.
Residential Multiple Two. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Campbell River reads it, is always the final word.
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RM-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: low to medium-rise multiple-family complexes, typically two to four storey townhouses or apartments. Uses: dwelling unit; apartment; acquired injury facility, child care facility, community living facility, extended care residences, hospice (5.26.1). Community or social care facility prohibited at 1830 16th Ave (5.26.11); duplex with or without a secondary suite permitted at 2105 Shetland Rd (5.26.13) |
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| Dwelling units | 50 dwelling units per hectare or 4 dwelling units per lot, whichever is greater (5.26.3); bonuses: up to ten (10) more units per hectare where 80% or more of required parking is underground or integrated; up to five (5) more per hectare for a parkland or greenway contribution equal to 1% of appraised land value per bonus unit, to a maximum of 65 units per hectare; one more unit for every five (5) affordable units, up to 10 more per hectare, to a maximum of 60 per hectare, secured by a s.219 covenant; townhouse or row housing max 8 units per building (5.26.4). Site-specific: 11 units at 734 Dogwood St on 0.54 ha (1.3 acres) (5.26.9); 28 units at 535 Rockland Rd on 0.3965 ha (1.0 acres) (5.26.10); 20 units and 10.0 m (33 ft) height at 461 Hilchey Rd on 0.40 ha (1.0 acres) (5.26.12) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 600 m² (6,458 sq ft) fee-simple; average 200 m² (2,153 sq ft) per strata lot (5.26.2) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | Front 7.5 m (25 ft); side 3.0 m (9.8 ft); rear 7.5 m (25 ft); side on a local road 3.5 m (11 ft); side on a highway, arterial or collector 4.5 m (15 ft) (5.26.6); strata lots: 0.0 m side for attached units, 1.5 m (4.9 ft) to a strata lot line for end or detached units (5.26.7) |
| Height | 15.0 m (49 ft) principal (5.26.8); Island Hwy 19A lots, 6th Ave to Evergreen Rd: max 8 m (26 ft) above the highway's finished grade; Evergreen Rd to Simms Creek: roof peak at least 3.0 m (9.8 ft) below the top of the ridge / ancillary 5 m (16 ft) (s.4.12) |
| Lot coverage | 50% (5.26.5) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 80 m² (861 sq ft) (s.4.12) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | s.4.12 |
| Parking | 1 stall per unit for 1–4 units; otherwise Table 4.21.1 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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