{"title":"RTS-2 zone in Colwood: Towncentre Seniors Residential","code":"RTS-2","slug":"rts-2","name":"Towncentre Seniors Residential","group":"Residential","section":"6.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Seniors congregate housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Seniors congregate housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Seniors congregate housing;","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Retail sales, offices and personal care services incidental to a seniors congregate housing use","Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Retail sales, offices and personal care services incidental to a seniors congregate housing use;","Accessory buildings and structures; and","Accessory dwelling unit."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 1,800 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision shall be 18 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40 percent of the lot when all underground parking is provided; 30 percent when above-ground unenclosed parking is provided","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 40 percent of the lot when all underground parking is provided and 30","percent when above-ground unenclosed parking is provided."]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per 65 m² of lot area; floor area ratio not more than 1.75","quotes":["The maximum density of development shall be one dwelling unit per 65 m² of lot area;","The floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.75."]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys or 22.5 m; pitched peaked roofs up to 26.5 m","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed six storeys or 22.5 m, providing however that pitched peaked roofs","may reach a maximum height of 26.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"Not less than 4.5 m and not more than 10 m","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 4.5 m and not more than 10 m in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.5 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 6.5 m in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4 m; 7.5 m if an emergency access route is required; no side yard for a commercial use next to a commercial use","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 4 m in depth provided, however, that:","if an emergency access route is required the side yard shall not be less than 7.5 m.","where a commercial use abuts a commercial use on an adjacent property, no side yard is"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum dwelling unit size 40 m²","At least 10 percent of the lot must be usable open space","Parking area may not be more than 10 percent of the lot area"],"quotes":["The minimum size of a dwelling unit is 40 m2;","Not less than 10 percent of the lot shall be developed as usable open space.","The proportion of the lot area that constitutes parking area shall not exceed 10 percent."]}},"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=93","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/rts-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rts-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rts-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}