City of Powell River · zoning
The RM3 zone in Powell River.
Medium Density Multiple Family Residential. 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 the zoning bylaw (9.4, Table 2, 6.5.1). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Powell River reads it, is always the final word.
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RM3 at a glance
| What you can use it for | multiple family dwellings or groups of them, including apartment buildings, townhouse dwellings and cluster housing dwellings; boarding houses; home based business; accessory buildings and uses; up to three boarders; in-home child care; child care centre in a non-residential space within a multi-family development (9.4.2) |
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| Dwelling units | Townhouse and cluster: not less than 290 m² (3,120 ft²) of lot area per unit (9.4.3.1). Apartment with surface parking: max 3 units on the first 930 m² (10,010 ft²) of lot, then at least 95 m² (1,020 ft²) per additional unit (9.4.3.2). Apartment with at least 60% of parking underground: max 4 units on the first 930 m² (10,010 sq ft), then at least 75 m² (805 ft²) per additional unit (9.4.3.3). With amenity space (3 m² (32 ft²) per unit or 50 m² (530 ft²), whichever is greater): townhouse/cluster 250 m² (2,690 ft²) per unit; underground-parked apartment 65 m² (700 ft²) per unit after the first four (9.4.4.1). Equipped playground at least 7.5 × 7.5 m (25 × 25 ft) for 40+ units where over 30% have 3+ bedrooms (9.4.4.2) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 930 m² (10,010 ft²) min lot area; lot width 27 m (89 ft); lot depth 27 m (89 ft) (Table 2) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 m (25 ft) front / 3.0 m (10 ft) side (or no rear lane) / 9.0 m (30 ft) rear / 4.5 m (15 ft) side road flanking (Table 2) |
| Height | 8.5 m (28 ft) townhouse/cluster; 13.5 m (44 ft) apartment / 4 m (13 ft) accessory (Table 2) |
| Lot coverage | 40% (Table 2); 45% with the amenity-space bonus (9.4.4.1(a)) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | not stated |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | accessory bldg: 1.8 m (6 ft) from principal building; 3 m (10 ft) from a street line; 3.0 m (10 ft) from a lane; 3 m (10 ft) from rear/side lot line (Table 2) |
| Parking | townhouses over 4 units 6.5.1(c); apartments 1.3 spaces per unit with 1 bedroom or less, 1.5 with 2 bedrooms, 2 with 3+ (6.5.1(d)); boarding house 2 spaces per 4 sleeping units (6.5.1(g)) |
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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