---
title: "R2 zone in Burns Lake: Residential Duplex"
place: Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burns-lake
zone: R2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in Burns Lake: Residential Duplex

Low density residential housing in the form of duplex and semi-detached dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density residential housing in the form of duplex and semi-detached dwellings.
- **Main uses:** duplex; semi-detached dwelling; single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory buildings and structures; care centre, minor, accessory to a single detached dwelling; home occupation, excluding a bed and breakfast; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 830 m² (duplex lot); 464 m² (one dwelling unit of a semi-detached lot); 464 m² (single detached dwelling lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 22 m (interior duplex lot); 24 m (corner duplex lot); 11 m (interior semi-detached unit lot); 12 m (corner semi-detached unit lot); 11 m (interior single detached lot); 12 m (corner single detached lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** Up to two dwelling units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (0 m between interior attached units)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum floor area: 90 m² (single detached dwelling); 70 m² per unit (semi-detached and duplex); Minimum width of principal dwelling: 6 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3), s. 7.2](https://www.burnslake.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-880-2008-sch-123-c20260417pdf#page=45) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Burns Lake: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/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/burns-lake/zoning/r2/_