{"title":"RC 2 zone in Bowen Island: Rural Commercial 2 (Retreat Centre)","code":"RC 2","slug":"rc-2","name":"Rural Commercial 2 (Retreat Centre)","group":"Commercial","section":"4.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate the commercial use of land within a rural setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate the commercial use of land within a rural setting.","quotes":["Information Note: The purpose of the Rural Commercial Zones is to provide regulations for the","commercial use of land within a rural setting."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retreat Centre","Agriculture","Dwelling"],"quotes":["Retreat Centre ♦","Agriculture ♦ ♦","Dwelling ♦ ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential Use","Uses accessory to principal uses","Retail use","Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3)"],"note":"Bed and Breakfast Use is not permitted.","quotes":["Accessory Residential Use ♦ ♦","Uses accessory to principal uses ♦ ♦","Retail use ♦","Home Occupation Use subject to Part 3"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (new lots by subdivision, without community water system)","quotes":["Minimum lot area for individual lots (ha) without community water 4 4"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100 m² plus 5% of lot area, to a maximum of 1500 m² (all buildings and structures combined)","quotes":["100 m2 plus 5% of lot area to a maximum of 1500"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling per lot; up to 4 guest bedrooms per 0.4 ha of lot area, 20 guest bedrooms in total, and 40 in-residence guests","quotes":["Maximum number of dwellings per lot 1 1","Maximum number of guest bedrooms per 0.4 ha lot area 0 4","Maximum number of guest bedrooms 0 20","Maximum number of in-residence guests 40"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a building or structure (metres) 9 9"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5 7.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5 7.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5 7.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5 7.5"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory retail sales limited to 20 m² of floor area","Where the lot abuts a lot with a dwelling use, a landscape screen at least 3.0 m high is required within the setback area","Expansion of the retreat centre in the Agricultural Land Reserve within D.L. 1627 needs written permission from the Agricultural Land Commission","All parking areas must be permeable to water"],"quotes":["Maximum floor area for accessory retail sales (m )","2 20","Where a lot in the RC 2 zone abuts a lot with a dwelling use, a landscape","screen not less than 3.0 metres in height shall be provided within the","Any expansion of the footprint, use or intensity of the retreat centre","located in the Agricultural Land Reserve within D.L. 1627 would require","All parking areas shall be permeable to water"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Zones are in Part 4, grouped by section (several zones share one section). CD 14 is not listed in Table 4-1. Schedule B (Land Use Map) is a separate document."},"source_url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=50","place":{"path":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}