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RM-3 zone in Vancouver

Multiple Dwelling District (RM-3). Permit residential development including high-rise apartment buildings, encouraging open space and daylight (s.1.1).

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926lots in this zone on the map

1,153 m²median lot size (12,411 ft²)

93–3,683 m²smallest to largest lot

36.6 mmaximum height (120 ft)

The rules

Name	Multiple Dwelling District (RM-3)
Homes allowed	No unit cap stated (high-rise apartments).
Floor space ratio	1
Floor space notes	Base 1.00 plus discretionary: +0.012 per 1% coverage below 50%, up to +0.25 for sites > 837 m2 with >= 22.8 m frontage, +0.20 for parking in/under building (s.3.1.1.1). Duplex/house 0.60 (s.3.2.1.1).
Height	36.6 m (120 ft)
Height notes	Multiple dwelling 36.6 m with width and daylight limits above 10.7 m (s.3.1.2.2, 3.1.2.7, 3.1.2.9); duplex/house 10.7 m.
Coverage notes	No building coverage maximum stated; parking 30% (s.4.2.1).
Setbacks	front 6.1 m (20 ft), side 2.1 m (7 ft), rear 10.7 m (35 ft), flank 3 m (10 ft)
Setback notes	Front 6.1 m, side 2.1 m, rear 10.7 m (reduced by lane width); corner exterior side 20% of width + 0.3 m per 1.5 m above 12.2 m, min 3.0 m, max 6.0 m (s.3.1.2.3-5, 3.1.2.11-12).
Bylaw sections	s.1.1, 2.1, 3.1.1.1, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2.1

What you can use it for

Multiple dwelling (apartment/high-rise, conditional)DuplexSingle detached houseRooming houseMultiple conversion dwellingSeniors housing

Example lots in RM-3

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-8 RM-1 FM-1 RM-6 RT-9 RM-9 RM-9A RM-12 RM-11 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.