{"title":"RD2 zone in Delta: Duplex/Single Detached Residential 2 Zone","code":"RD2","slug":"rd2","name":"Duplex/Single Detached Residential 2 Zone","group":"Residential","section":"12.20","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Duplex and single detached housing on waterfront lots in Beach Grove, developed in a manner which complements the area and preserves waterfront views.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Duplex and single detached housing on waterfront lots in Beach Grove, developed in a manner which complements the area and preserves waterfront views.","quotes":["This zone is intended for duplex and single detached housing on waterfront lots in Beach Grove,","developed in a manner which complements the area and preserves waterfront views for these lots."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex dwelling","Single detached dwelling"],"quotes":["Duplex dwelling","Single detached dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation","Secondary suite (accessory to a single detached or duplex dwelling)"],"quotes":["Home occupation, accessory to a duplex dwelling or a","Secondary suite, accessory only to a single detached dwelling","or duplex dwelling"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m² for subdivision; a duplex dwelling needs a lot of at least 836 m²","quotes":["Lot Area 4,000 m2","Lot Area 836 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m for subdivision (average lot depth 30 m); duplex lot at least 22 m wide","quotes":["Lot Width 30 m","Lot Width 22 m","Average Lot Depth 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage shall be 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Single detached: floor space ratio 0.25 of lot area plus 93 m². Duplex: floor space ratio 0.3 of lot area plus 93 m²","quotes":["lot area x floor space ratio of 0.25 + 93 m2","lot area x floor space ratio of 0.3 + 93 m2"]},"max_height":{"value":"2.5 storeys; 8 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 9.5 m to roof ridge of a pitched roof","quotes":["Maximum Storeys 2.5 1","to mid-roof or the 8m 3m","to roof ridge for a 9.5 m 3.75 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"1 storey; 3 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 3.75 m to roof ridge of a pitched roof","quotes":["Maximum Storeys 2.5 1","to mid-roof or the 8m 3m","to roof ridge for a 9.5 m 3.75 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Maximum 41 m from the rear lot line (measured along and perpendicular to the northern lot line), but no closer than 7.5 m to the seawall","quotes":["Maximum 41 m from the rear","lot line measured along and","7.5 m to the seawall","closer than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Minimum 1 m for an attached garage or workshop up to 1.5 storeys; minimum 7.5 m for any habitable rooms (principal); accessory 1 m","quotes":["Minimum 1 m for an attached","garage or workshop of a","storeys, and minimum 7.5 m","maximum height of 1.5","for any habitable rooms","1m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Where building depth does not exceed 18 m: minimum 1.5 m. Where it exceeds 18 m: minimum 1.5 m for the part up to 18 m, plus 0.5 m for each additional 2 m of the part beyond 18 m. Accessory 1 m","quotes":["1.5 m for that","Minimum","1.5 m plus","0.5 m for each","2 m of that","18 m","1m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Minimum 3.5 m (principal); accessory minimum 6.5 m","quotes":["Minimum 3.5 m","6.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"interior side 1 m, exterior side minimum 6.5 m, rear 1 m","quotes":["Minimum 3.5 m","6.5 m","Minimum 1 m for an attached","1m"]},"other":{"value":["A maximum of 1 duplex dwelling or 1 single detached dwelling per lot","No permitted projections are allowed in the front setback area"],"quotes":["A maximum of 1 duplex dwelling or 1 single detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot.","(d) Despite Section 6.2.10, no permitted projections shall be allowed within the front setback"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552)","url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is for reference purposes only; refer to the City's online version for the current consolidation. Older site-specific \"CD\" zones (CD1 to CD495) are still regulated by the repealed Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 and are not in this document; only the CDZ zones (CDZ1 onward) are written out here."},"source_url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=166","place":{"path":"ca/bc/delta","name":"Delta","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rd2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rd2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rd2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/index.json"}}