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RM-11 zone in Vancouver

Multiple Dwelling District (RM-11). Encourage 4-storey T-shaped apartments with varied unit sizes and tenures incl. family units; townhouses/triplexes only on locked-in lots (s.1.1).

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315lots in this zone on the map

374 m²median lot size (4,026 ft²)

57–1,753 m²smallest to largest lot

13.7 mmaximum height (45 ft)

The rules

Name	Multiple Dwelling District (RM-11)
Homes allowed	No unit cap stated; unit mix: 25% 3-bed (FSR <= 1.20) or 25% 2-bed + 10% 3-bed (s.2.2.2-3).
Floor space ratio	1.7
Floor space notes	Apartment base 0.75, 1.70 on >= 36.6 m frontage (s.3.1.1.1); townhouse 1.20 and triplex 0.90 on locked-in lots (s.3.2.1.1, 3.3.1.1).
Height	13.7 m (45 ft) · 4 storeys
Height notes	Apartment 13.7 m, discretionary 14.7 m (s.3.1.2.4, 3.1.2.14); townhouse 11.5 m; triplex 10.7 m. Storeys from intent statement.
Lot coverage	55%
Coverage notes	Apartment/townhouse/triplex 55%, seniors/other 45%; impermeable 75%.
Setbacks	front 3.7 m (12 ft), side 2.1 m (7 ft), rear 6.1 m (20 ft)
Setback notes	Apartment front 3.7 m, side 2.1 m, rear 6.1 m; 4.6 m upper setback beside R1/RT side yard without lane (s.3.1.2.5-7, 3.1.2.12).
Bylaw sections	s.1.1, 2.1, 2.2.2-2.2.3, 3.1.1.1, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.14, 3.2-3.5

What you can use it for

Apartment (conditional)Mixed-use residential buildingTownhouseTriplexSeniors housing

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)243 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-11

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-2 RM-5D RM-10 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.