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RM-5 zone in Pitt Meadows
Multi-Family Residential 5. Comprehensively planned high-rise apartment developments with a high level of design (s.10.9.1).
40 mmaximum height (131 ft)
The rules
| Name | Multi-Family Residential 5 |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | No unit cap; limited by FAR (s.10.9.3) |
| Floor space ratio | 3.25 |
| Floor space notes | Max floor-area ratio 3.25 (s.10.9.3). Resident amenity areas up to 20% of GFA excluded from FAR (s.10.9.7). Gross floor area (s.2.3) includes stairways, elevator shafts, storage and mechanical rooms but excludes garages in apartments and townhouses, porches, balconies, basements and areas under 1.8 m ceiling height; FAR = GFA of all buildings / site area. |
| Height | 40 m (131 ft) |
| Height notes | Principal building 40 m; accessory 4.5 m (s.10.9.5 b). Height (s.2.3) measured from average finished grade at the outermost corners to the top of a flat-roof wall, or to the mid-point between uppermost eave and ridge of a pitched roof (roof slope 2 in 12 or less is flat); small dormers excluded. |
| Lot coverage | 50% |
| Coverage notes | Max lot coverage 50% (s.10.9.5 a). |
| Setbacks | front 6 m (20 ft), side 6 m (20 ft), rear 6 m (20 ft), flank 6 m (20 ft) |
| Setback notes | Principal building 6.0 m from all lot lines (s.10.9.6 a). Upper storeys of adjacent towers at least 12 m apart, with no more than 12 m of wall length closer than 20 m (s.10.9.6 b). Street facade max 15% of lot perimeter (s.10.9.5 c). |
| Bylaw sections | s.10.9, 2.3 |
What you can use it for
ApartmentHome-based businessAccessory residential buildings
Example lots in RM-5
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Other zones in Pitt Meadows
Read from City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated; last listed amendment Bylaw 3031, 2025 adopted 2026-01-13) ↗, checked 2026-10-21. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Pitt Meadows before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.