---
title: "RS-2 zone in Dawson Creek: Single Detached and Duplex Zone"
place: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/dawson-creek
zone: RS-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rs-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rs-2.json"
---

# RS-2 zone in Dawson Creek: Single Detached and Duplex Zone

Main uses: community care facility, duplex, single detached dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** community care facility; duplex; single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building or structure; accessory dwelling unit; backyard beekeeping; backyard hen keeping; bed and breakfast; home occupation; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (single detached dwelling); 525 m² (duplex on one parcel); 300 m² (duplex divided vertically into two parcels)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10.0 m (single detached dwelling); 15.0 m (duplex on one parcel); 9.0 m (duplex divided vertically into two parcels)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (single detached dwelling); 60% (duplex on one parcel); 60% (duplex divided vertically into two parcels)
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per parcel; 1 principal building; 3 residential buildings (community care facility excluded)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory dwelling units 8.0 m)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 0.6 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings and structures on the same parcel must be at least 1.5 m apart; Principal building and accessory dwelling unit must be at least 7.5 m wide; Front setback does not apply next to a parcel in the same zone with a smaller existing front setback; then the greater of 5 m and the least setback of the neighbouring buildings applies

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated), s. 7](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=52) (read 2026-11-07)

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