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RM-9A zone in Vancouver

Multiple Dwelling District (RM-9A). Permit 4-storey apartments as a transition between taller and ground-oriented forms in residential neighbourhoods (s.1.1).

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440lots in this zone on the map

457 m²median lot size (4,919 ft²)

51–5,453 m²smallest to largest lot

13.7 mmaximum height (45 ft)

The rules

Name	Multiple Dwelling District (RM-9A)
Homes allowed	100/ha (FSR <= 0.90), 132/ha (<= 1.20), 140/ha (> 1.20); discretionary 180/ha or 240/ha (s.3.1.1.2-3).
Floor space ratio	2
Floor space notes	Apartment base 0.70; 1.20 locked-in lots < 15.2 m; 1.50 at 15.2 m frontage; 1.75 corner at 15.2 m; 2.00 at 27.4 m (s.3.1.1.1); other forms 0.70.
Height	13.7 m (45 ft) · 4 storeys
Height notes	Apartment 13.7 m and 4 storeys; townhouse 10.7 m and 3 storeys (s.3.1.2.4).
Lot coverage	55%
Coverage notes	55%; impermeable 75% (s.3.1.2.8-9).
Setbacks	front 3.7 m (12 ft), side 2.1 m (7 ft), rear 3.7 m (12 ft)
Setback notes	Apartment front 3.7 m, side 2.1 m, rear 3.7 m (1.2 m with townhouse) (s.3.1.2.5-7).
Bylaw sections	s.1.1, 2.1, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.3, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.11, 3.2-3.8

What you can use it for

Apartment (conditional)Apartment with townhouseTriplexDuplexSingle detached houseInfillMultiple conversion dwellingSeniors housing

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)248 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-9A

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-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.