---
title: "R-2 zone in Clearwater: Compact Residential"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
zone: R-2
bylaw: District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Clearwater: Compact Residential

Single or duplex detached homes with greater lot coverage on smaller lots served by community water and sewer.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single or duplex detached homes with greater lot coverage on smaller lots served by community water and sewer.
- **Main uses:** One single family dwelling; One duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Communal buildings on common property; Bed and breakfast; Boarding; Home based business; Secondary suite; One accessory building per lot
- **Minimum lot area:** 400 m² (4,306 sqft) for a single family dwelling; 600 m² (6,459 sqft) for a duplex
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% total
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m (16.5 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.4 m (8 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front N/A (accessory building must be in the rear yard), rear 1.5 m (5 ft), interior side 1.5 m (5 ft), exterior side 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** Only 1 accessory building, up to 65 square metres (700 sqft), per lot (no maximum on strata common property); All lots must be served by a community water system and community sanitary sewer system; Accessory buildings must be in the rear yard, except on common property in a strata development

## Source

- [District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (consolidated to April 1, 2025), s. 8.2](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/105297#page=49) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Clearwater: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/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/clearwater/zoning/r-2/_