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title: "RC 2 zone in Bowen Island: Rural Commercial 2 (Retreat Centre)"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
zone: RC 2
bylaw: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-2.json"
---

# RC 2 zone in Bowen Island: Rural Commercial 2 (Retreat Centre)

Regulate the commercial use of land within a rural setting.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regulate the commercial use of land within a rural setting.
- **Main uses:** Retreat Centre; Agriculture; Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Uses accessory to principal uses; Retail use; Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3) (Bed and Breakfast Use is not permitted.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha (new lots by subdivision, without community water system)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100 m² plus 5% of lot area, to a maximum of 1500 m² (all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.2](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=50) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Bowen Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-2/_