R-MH — Residential – Manufactured Home District
Residential – Manufactured Home District (R-MH) is one of Calgary's low-density residential districts under the Land Use Bylaw. Permitted: manufactured home.
Last reviewed: August 2026
What you can build in R-MH
Permitted (the rules below still apply):
- Manufactured home
R-MH rules at a glance
| Building height | 5 m |
|---|---|
| Parcel coverage | 45% |
| Front setback | 3 m |
| Side setback | 1.2 m |
| Rear setback | 3 m |
| Minimum parcel width | 9.8 m |
| Minimum parcel area | 270 m² |
| Maximum dwelling units | 1 per parcel |
| Minimum parking | 1 stall per unit |
Notes
- Applies to Manufactured Homes on individual parcels or within Manufactured Home Parks.
- Manufactured Home Park: minimum 8.0 ha, maximum 16.0 ha parcel (s.522(1)).
- General Part 5 projection rules (ss.334-338) do NOT apply in this district (s.517).
- Parcel coverage reduced by 21 m² per required parking stall not in a private garage (s.514).
Is a specific Calgary lot zoned R-MH?
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Check an address →Bylaw sections: Purpose (s.506), Density (s.510), Parcel width (s.511), Parcel frontage (s.512), Parcel area (s.513), Parcel coverage (s.514), Setbacks (s.516), Height (s.518). Read the live City of Calgary bylaw for this district →
Related Calgary districts
- R-1 — Residential – One Dwelling District
- R-1N — Residential – Narrow Parcel One Dwelling District
- R-1s — Residential – One Dwelling District
- R-2 — Residential – One/Two Dwelling District
- R-2M — Residential – Low Density Multiple Dwelling District
- R-C1 — Residential – Contextual One Dwelling District
- R-C1L — Residential – Contextual Large Parcel One Dwelling District
- R-C1Ls — Residential – Contextual Large Parcel One Dwelling District
All Calgary zoning districts →
Digitized from the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 as amended (incl. Bylaw 9P2026, effective August 4, 2026). Amest is not the City of Calgary, a planning authority, or a law firm. Preliminary information only — confirm with the City and a qualified professional before buying or building.