{"title":"R2-A zone in Chilliwack: Seniors Conversion Housing","code":"R2-A","slug":"r2-a","name":"Seniors Conversion Housing","group":"Residential","section":"8.05","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Boarding House, Single Detached Dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Boarding House","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["BOARDING HOUSE","SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Home Occupation","Off-Street Parking","Supportive Recovery Home","Urban Ancillary Uses"],"quotes":["ACCESSORY HOME OCCUPATION","OFF-STREET PARKING","SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY HOME","URBAN ANCILLARY USES"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single detached dwelling: 500 m² (community water and sanitary sewer systems) or 900 m² (community water system); boarding house: 675 m² (community water and sanitary sewer systems) or 1000 m² (community water system)","quotes":["500m2","(b) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING with COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM 900m2","675m2","(d) BOARDING HOUSE with COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM 1000m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m (single detached dwelling); 20 m (boarding house); minimum lot depth 30 m","quotes":["(a) SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 15m 30m","(b) BOARDING HOUSE 20m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (community water and sanitary sewer systems); 25% (community water system); urban ancillary uses 60 m²","quotes":["40%","(ii) with COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM 25%","(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 60m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"Boarding house: 80 sleeping units per ha to a maximum occupancy of 10 persons plus 2 staff; floor area ratio 0.5 (community water and sanitary sewer systems) or 0.25 (community water system)","quotes":["(a) BOARDING HOUSE 80 SLEEPING UNITS per ha to a maximum","occupancy of 10 persons plus 2 staff.","and COMMUNITY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM 0.5","(b) with COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM 0.25"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (residential use)","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 10m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m (urban ancillary uses on a lot under 1000 m²); 6 m (lot 1000 m² or greater)","quotes":["(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES (on a LOT less than 1000m2) 4m","(c) URBAN ANCILLARY USES (on a LOT 1000m or greater) 6m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 6m 7.5m 1.2m 4.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Urban ancillary uses: front 6 m, rear 1 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["(b) URBAN ANCILLARY USES 6m 1m 1m 4.5m"]},"other":{"value":["A boarding house is allowed only by converting a structure that existed when the bylaw was adopted, with a minimum floor area of 300 m² plus 25 m² per sleeping unit created","A structure with a principal residential use must be at least 6 m wide overall, excluding additions and projections","A common amenity area is required for boarding houses with more than 10 units"],"quotes":["(a) A BOARDING HOUSE shall be allowed only through the conversion of a STRUCTURE existing at","(i) the STRUCTURE has a minimum floor area of 300m2 and shall contain 100m2 plus 25m2 per","of at least 6m, excluding additions and projections.","BOARDING HOUSE uses with more than 10 units."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the complete copy is provided for information purposes only and it is not responsible for its validity or completeness; a certified copy of the consolidated bylaw comes from Legislative Services."},"source_url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=122","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r2-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r2-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r2-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}