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RM-8 zone in Vancouver

Multiple Dwelling District (RM-8). Encourage 3-storey townhouses and retention of character buildings with lower-intensity residential development (s.1.1).

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854lots in this zone on the map

526 m²median lot size (5,662 ft²)

51–113,020 m²smallest to largest lot

11.5 mmaximum height (38 ft)

The rules

Name	Multiple Dwelling District (RM-8)
Homes allowed	Townhouse / rowhouse: 100 units/ha at FSR <= 0.90, 145 units/ha above; triplex 100 units/ha (s.3.1.1.5, 3.2.1.5, 3.3.1.2).
Floor space ratio	1.2
Floor space notes	Townhouse / freehold rowhouse 1.20 (s.3.1.1.2, 3.2.1.2); triplex 0.75 (0.90 small sites); duplex 0.75; infill 0.75-0.85 (0.90 pre-1940 retention) (s.3.3-3.10, 5.1-5.2).
Height	11.5 m (38 ft) · 3 storeys
Height notes	Townhouse 11.5 m and 3 storeys, rear building 10.1 m (s.3.1.2.3); duplex/triplex 10.7 m and 3 storeys.
Lot coverage	55%
Coverage notes	Townhouse/rowhouse/triplex 55%, other forms 45%; impermeable 70%.
Setbacks	front 3.7 m (12 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft), rear 1.8 m (6 ft), flank 2.4 m (8 ft)
Setback notes	Townhouse front 3.7 m, side 1.2 m (2.4 m flanking street with doors), rear 1.8 m (s.3.1.2.4-6, 3.1.2.13); other forms front 4.9 m, rear 1.0 m.
Bylaw sections	s.1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1-3.10, 5.1-5.2

What you can use it for

Townhouse (conditional)Freehold rowhouseTriplexDuplexSingle detached houseLaneway houseInfillMultiple conversion dwelling (up to 3)

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)157 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-8

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-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.