{"title":"R2 zone in Colwood: Residential 2","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Residential 2","group":"Residential","section":"5.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling, Group Home Use, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling","Group Home Use","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["One-family dwelling and two-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":"695 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision); 900 m² for a two-family dwelling","quotes":["Act shall be 695 m2.","The minimum lot area required for a two-family dwelling use shall be 900 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision); 25 m for a two-family dwelling","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 16 m.","Condominium Act for a two-family dwelling use shall be 25 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent of the lot for a one-family dwelling; 25 percent for a two-family dwelling","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for a one-family dwelling use shall be 35 percent of the lot.","The maximum lot coverage for a two-family dwelling use shall be 25 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling per lot; floor area ratio of a residential building not more than 0.4, and gross floor area not more than 400 m²","quotes":["There shall be not more than one one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling on a lot.","The floor area ratio of a residential building shall not exceed 0.4.","shall not exceed 400 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 8.5 m."]},"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":"7.5 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m each side with the two sides together at least 4.5 m; 3 m where the building is 280 m² or more, for a two-family dwelling, or for a dwelling on a panhandle lot","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 1.5m in width and the sum of the two side yards","shall not be less than 4.5m, provided, however, that;","280m2 or more,","side yards shall be provided of not less than 3m in width except that a permit may","side yards of not less than 3 m in width shall be provided for a two-family dwelling","side yards of not less than 3 m in width shall be provided for a dwelling unit on a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m on a corner lot next to a flanking street","quotes":["On a corner lot, a side yard of not less than 6 m in width shall be provided adjoining a flanking"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum ground floor area of a dwelling unit 80 m², and minimum average width 7 m"],"quotes":["The minimum ground floor area of a dwelling unit shall be 80 m2.","The minimum average width of a dwelling unit shall be not less than 7 m."]}},"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=57","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/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}