{"title":"AR2 zone in Colwood: Rural Residential 2","code":"AR2","slug":"ar2","name":"Rural Residential 2","group":"Rural","section":"5.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-family dwelling, Group Home Use, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-family dwelling","Group Home Use","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["One-family dwelling;","Group Home Use;","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures","Secondary suite","Accessory dwelling unit","Show homes"],"quotes":["Home Occupation;","Not more than 2 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit","Accessory buildings and structures;","Secondary suite;","Accessory dwelling unit;","Show homes; and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"6000 square metres (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["shall be 6000 square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40 metres (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["shall be 40 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 35 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One one-family dwelling per lot; floor area ratio of a residential building not more than 0.4, and gross floor area not more than 350 m²","quotes":["There shall be not more than one one-family dwelling on a lot.","The floor area ratio of a residential building shall not exceed 0.4.","exceed 350 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 metres","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 8.5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 3 m in width."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=52","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/ar2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/ar2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/ar2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}