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RM-10 zone in Vancouver

Multiple Dwelling District (RM-10). Encourage apartments up to 6 storeys, townhouses at the rear of deep sites and triplexes on small sites, with mixed unit sizes and tenures and small ground-floor retail (s.1.1).

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98lots in this zone on the map

1,391 m²median lot size (14,973 ft²)

65–1,391 m²smallest to largest lot

20 mmaximum height (66 ft)

The rules

Name	Multiple Dwelling District (RM-10)
Homes allowed	No unit cap stated.
Floor space ratio	2.6
Floor space notes	Apartment base 0.90; 2.00 on 15-30 m frontage / 557 m2; 2.40 on >= 30 m / 855 m2; 2.60 on >= 40 m / 1,115 m2 (s.3.1.1.1); triplex 0.90.
Height	20 m (66 ft) · 6 storeys
Height notes	Apartment 20.0 m, discretionary 21.3 m; rear townhouse 10.7 m; triplex 12.2 m (s.3.1.2.4, 3.1.2.17, 3.2.2.5, 3.3.2.4). Storeys from intent statement.
Lot coverage	50%
Coverage notes	50%; impermeable 75%.
Setbacks	front 3.7 m (12 ft), side 3 m (10 ft), rear 3.7 m (12 ft)
Setback notes	Front 3.7 m, side 3.0 m, rear 3.7 m (site depth <= 36.2 m) or 6.1 m (deeper); 10.7 m upper-storey setback beside R1/RT without lane (s.3.1.2.5-8, 3.1.2.12).
Bylaw sections	s.1.1, 2.1, 3.1.1.1, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.17, 3.2-3.5

What you can use it for

Apartment (conditional)Mixed-use residential buildingApartment with townhouseTriplexSeniors housingMultiple conversion dwellingPrincipal dwelling unit with lock-off unit

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)98 lots

Our estimate per lot under BC's Bills 44 and 47, from lot size, transit distance and the urban boundary.

Example lots in RM-10

No addressed lots in this zone on the map.

Other zones in Vancouver

R1-1 R3-3 RM-4 RT-5 R3-2 RM-3A RT-2 R3-1 RT-8 RM-5B RM-5A RT-10 RM-8A RT-11 RT-7 RT-3 RM-7 RM-5 RM-3 RM-8 RM-1 FM-1 RM-6 RT-9 RM-9 RM-9A RM-12 RM-11 RM-2 RM-5D RM-7A RT-4A RM-9B RM-5C RT-1 RT-4

Read from Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 (district schedules consolidated to 2026-06; RT-1, RT-2, RT-4/4A, RT-8, RT-10, RM-2, RM-3, FM-1 headers read May 2026; RM-6 February 2026) ↗, checked 2026-10-21. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Vancouver before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.