{"title":"R2 zone in Coldstream: Urban Large Lot Residential Zone","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Urban Large Lot Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"502","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate a Single-Detached Dwelling with an Accessory Dwelling Unit on an urban lot serviced by onsite sewage.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate a Single-Detached Dwelling with an Accessory Dwelling Unit on an urban lot serviced by onsite sewage.","quotes":["502.1 The intent of the Urban Large Lot Residential Zone is to accommodate a Single-Detached Dwelling","with an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on an urban lot that is serviced by onsite sewage. Urban"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Community Care, Minor","Single-Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["(a) Community Care, Minor","(b) Single-Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): Carriage House, Garden Suite or Secondary Suite","Agriculture, Urban","Home-Based Business, Urban"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(b) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)","i. Carriage House;","ii. Garden Suite; or","iii. Secondary Suite","(c) Agriculture, Urban","(d) Home-Based Business, Urban"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha","quotes":["(a) 2 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Corner lot 24 m; interior lot 18 m","quotes":["(a) Corner Lot – 24 m (*2)","(b) Interior Lot – 18 m (*2)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas","quotes":["(a) 35% for all Buildings and Structures; and","(b) 15% for all impervious hard surfaced area"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 Single-Detached Dwelling, optionally with a Secondary Suite, or with a Carriage House or Garden Suite (only on a lot 1 ha or greater)","quotes":["(a) Single-Detached Dwelling;","(b) Single-Detached Dwelling with a Secondary Suite; OR","(c) Single-Detached Dwelling with a Carriage House or","Garden Suite permitted on a lot 1 ha or greater."]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m or 3 storeys","quotes":["(a) 11 m or 3 storeys; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Carriage House ADU 8 m or 2 storeys; Garden Suite ADU 4.5 m or 1 storey; other accessory building or structure 4.5 m","quotes":["Carriage House ADU – 8 m or 2 storeys","Garden Suite ADU – 4.5 m or 1 storey","Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(2) Front Lot Line (a) 6m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (principal building)","quotes":["Principal Building – 6 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["(4) Interior Lot Line (a) 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["(5) Exterior Lot Line (a) 4m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1.5 m (accessory buildings, structures and ADUs); 3 m between buildings","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures – 1.5 m","(c) ADU – 1.5 m","(6) Minimum Setback (a) 3m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m; pan-handle lots not permitted","Onsite sewage setback from watercourses: 30 m (minor) and 150 m (major)","Secondary Suite not permitted on a lot under 1 ha unless an onsite sewage report is provided","Urban Agriculture limited to 4 hens and 2 beehives or nucleus colonies"],"quotes":["(a) 30 m (*2)","(c) Pan-Handle Lot – Not Permitted","(a) Onsite Sewage, Minor – 30 m; and (*2)","(b) Onsite Sewage, Major – 150 m (*2)","A Secondary Suite is not permitted on a lot less than 1 ha, except where a Registered","(a) not more than 4 hens; and","(b) not more than 2 beehives and nucleus colonies."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District marks the consolidation \"for convenience only\". The zones are in Schedule A (the url above); the cover and enacting bylaw are at http://coldstream.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=56951 and the zoning map is Schedule B."},"source_url":"https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=92","place":{"path":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/index.json"}}