---
title: "R2-A zone in Chilliwack: Seniors Conversion Housing"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: R2-A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r2-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r2-a.json"
---

# R2-A zone in Chilliwack: Seniors Conversion Housing

Main uses: Boarding House, Single Detached Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Boarding House; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Parking; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 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)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (single detached dwelling); 20 m (boarding house); minimum lot depth 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (community water and sanitary sewer systems); 25% (community water system); urban ancillary uses 60 m²
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (residential use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m (urban ancillary uses on a lot under 1000 m²); 6 m (lot 1000 m² or greater)
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Urban ancillary uses: front 6 m, rear 1 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 8.05](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=122) (read 2026-11-07)

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