{"title":"RR 2 zone in Bowen Island: Rural Residential 2","code":"RR 2","slug":"rr-2","name":"Rural Residential 2","group":"Rural","section":"4.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate the residential use and agricultural use of land within a rural setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate the residential use and agricultural use of land within a rural setting.","quotes":["Information Note: The purpose of the Rural Residential Zone is to provide regulations for the","residential use and agricultural use of land within a rural setting."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling","Agriculture","Stable","Kennel"],"quotes":["Dwelling ♦ ♦ ♦","Agriculture ♦ ♦ ♦","Stable ♦ ♦ ♦","Kennel ♦ ♦ ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Uses accessory to principal uses","Home occupation use (subject to Part 3)","Portable Saw Mill on lots 2 ha and larger","Mini-storage on lots 2 ha and larger","Accessory Residential Use","Residential Guest Accommodation","Domestic Agriculture"],"quotes":["Uses accessory to principal uses ♦ ♦ ♦","Home occupation use subject to Part 3","Portable Saw Mill on lots 2 ha and larger","Mini-storage on lots 2 ha and larger","Accessory Residential Use ♦ ♦ ♦","Residential Guest Accommodation ♦ ♦ ♦","Domestic Agriculture ♦ ♦ ♦"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (new lots by subdivision, without community water system)","quotes":["Minimum lot area for individual lots (ha) without community water 4 2 1"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100 m² plus 3.5% of lot area, to a maximum of 1500 m² (all buildings and structures combined)","quotes":["structures calculated as follows: 100 m2 plus 3.5% of lot area","to a maximum of 1500 m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 primary dwelling per lot","quotes":["Maximum number or primary dwellings on any lot 1 1 1"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a permitted building or structure 9 9 9"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5 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 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 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 7.5"]},"other":{"value":["1 accessory building for each 0.2 ha of lot area (or portion of it), plus one","Portable saw mill may not be sited within 30 metres of any watercourse or lake"],"quotes":["Maximum number of accessory buildings on any lot for each","0.2 ha of lot area or portion thereof, plus one, subject to Part","Portable saw mill use shall not be sited within 30 metres of"]}},"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=47","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/rr-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rr-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rr-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}