---
title: "RTS-2 zone in Colwood: Towncentre Seniors Residential"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: RTS-2
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rts-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/rts-2.json"
---

# RTS-2 zone in Colwood: Towncentre Seniors Residential

Main uses: Seniors congregate housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Seniors congregate housing (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail sales, offices and personal care services incidental to a seniors congregate housing use; Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m² (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent of the lot when all underground parking is provided; 30 percent when above-ground unenclosed parking is provided
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per 65 m² of lot area; floor area ratio not more than 1.75
- **Maximum height:** Six storeys or 22.5 m; pitched peaked roofs up to 26.5 m
- **Front setback:** Not less than 4.5 m and not more than 10 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4 m; 7.5 m if an emergency access route is required; no side yard for a commercial use next to a commercial use
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 6.7](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=93) (read 2026-11-07)

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