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RM-4 zone in Vancouver

Multiple Dwelling District (RM-4). Permit a variety of multiple dwelling forms including 4-storey apartments and 6-storey social housing apartments, encourage retention of existing buildings (s.1.1).

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6,778lots in this zone on the map

1,145 m²median lot size (12,325 ft²)

51–30,579 m²smallest to largest lot

10.7 mmaximum height (35 ft)

The rules

Name	Multiple Dwelling District (RM-4)
Homes allowed	No unit cap stated.
Floor space ratio	1.45
Floor space notes	Multiple dwelling / mixed-use 1.45 (s.3.1.1.2); 3.00 if 100% social housing (s.3.1.1.3); infill 1.45 overall; duplex/house 1.00; other uses 0.75 (s.3.2-3.5). FSR not variable.
Height	10.7 m (35 ft)
Height notes	10.7 m with northerly height envelopes; discretionary 19.9 m for 100% social housing (s.3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.8, 3.1.2.11(b)).
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); corner exterior 20% of width, 3.0-6.0 m (s.3.1.2.4-6, 3.1.2.9-10). Max site frontage 45.8 m (s.3.1.2.2).
Bonus density	Social housing: 3.00 FSR and 19.9 m for 100% social housing (s.3.1.1.3, 3.1.2.11); Schedule J.
Bylaw sections	s.1.1, 2.1, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.3, 3.1.2, 3.2-3.5, 4.1.2, 4.2.1

What you can use it for

Multiple dwelling (conditional)Mixed-use residential buildingInfill duplex / multiple dwelling / houseDuplexSingle detached houseRooming houseSeniors housing

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)2,199 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-4

No addressed lots in this zone on the map.

Other zones in Vancouver

R1-1 R3-3 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-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.