City of Campbell River · zoning
The RM-4 zone in Campbell River.
Residential Multiple Four. 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-4 at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: high-rise multiple-family complexes, typically four to eight storey apartments. Uses: apartment; acquired injury facility, child care facility, community living facility, extended care residences, hospice (5.28.1) |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 95 dwelling units per hectare (5.28.3); 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 110 units per hectare; one more unit for every five (5) affordable units, up to 95 more per hectare, to a maximum of 190 per hectare, secured by a s.219 covenant. Site-specific: 47 units at 710 Dogwood St on 0.54 ha (1.3 acres) (5.28.7); 15 units at 621 7th Ave on 0.0445 ha (0.1 acres) with a 3.8 m (12 ft) side yard on the arterial (5.28.8); 22 units at 541 7th Ave on 0.167 ha (0.4 acres) (5.28.9); 57 units at 795 9th Ave on 0.4249 ha (1.0 acres) (5.28.10); 32 units at 451 9th Ave on 0.26 ha (0.6 acres) (5.28.11); 40 units at 371/391 Island Hwy on 0.3861 ha (1.0 acres) (5.28.12); 27 units at 345 Dogwood St (5.28.14); floor area ratio 2.0 plus bonuses of 0.5, 0.25 and 0.25 at 741 Birch St (5.28.13); 1.10 plus 0.13 at 1308 Island Hwy S (5.28.15); 0.90 at 1940 Willis Rd (5.28.16, Bylaw 4021) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 1,000 m² (10,764 sq ft) fee-simple (5.28.2) |
| 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) (5.28.5) |
| Height | 26.0 m (85 ft) principal (5.28.6); 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% (5.28.4) |
| 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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