City of Campbell River · zoning
The RM-3 zone in Campbell River.
Residential Multiple Three. 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-3 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: medium to high-rise multiple-family complexes, typically three to six storey apartments. Uses: triplex or threeplex; apartment; single-family dwellings existing before May 27, 2008 (incl. single-wide manufactured homes, s.4.19, Appendix 2); townhouses or row housing with or without secondary suites, or an apartment, max 15.0 m (49 ft), at 497 Rockland Rd; acquired injury facility, child care facility, community living facility, extended care residences, hospice (5.27.1) |
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| Dwelling units | 75 dwelling units per hectare (5.27.3); a triplex or threeplex (3 units) is a permitted use; 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 90 units per hectare; one more unit for every five (5) affordable units, up to 15 more per hectare, to a maximum of 90 per hectare, secured by a s.219 covenant. Site-specific floor area ratio: 854 Island Hwy S base 1.0, bonus 0.25, max 1.25 (5.27.7); 2221 Dalton Rd base 0.75, bonus 0.50, max 1.25 (5.27.8), each bonus at 0.2% of appraised land value per 0.01 of floor area |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 400 m² (4,306 sq ft) fee-simple; average 135 m² (1,453 sq ft) per bare land strata lot (5.27.2) |
| 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) (5.27.5) |
| Height | 20.0 m (66 ft) principal (5.27.6); 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% (5.27.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 80 m² (861 sq ft) (s.4.12) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | s.4.12 |
| Parking | 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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