---
title: "R.2 zone in Enderby: Residential Two Family Zone"
place: Enderby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/enderby
zone: R.2
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated for convenience only; amendment index lists bylaws through 1821 and 1807, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R.2 zone in Enderby: Residential Two Family Zone

Main uses: Single family dwellings, Two family dwellings, three family dwellings, and four family dwellings, Convalescent, nursing, and personal care homes, Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses, Civic and public service use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings; Two family dwellings, three family dwellings, and four family dwellings; Convalescent, nursing, and personal care homes; Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses; Civic and public service use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory residential; Attached Secondary Suites; Detached Secondary Suites; Bed and breakfasts; Restricted agricultural use; Keeping of backyard hens; Keeping of backyard bees
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m² (350 m² for each half of a two family dwelling subdivided); 350 m² for single-family dwellings at 2009 McGowan Street; Detached Secondary Suites only on lots of at least 560 m² with lane access or second street frontage, or 650 m² without
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (11 m for each half of a two family dwelling subdivided); convalescent, nursing, and personal care home use 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area for all buildings and structures; 60% together with driveways and parking areas
- **Maximum density:** No more than two dwelling units on a parcel of 4,050 m² (1 acre) or more; no more than three dwelling units on a parcel under 280 m²; no more than four dwelling units on a parcel between 280 m² and 4,049 m²
- **Maximum height:** Dwellings: 9 m or two storeys, whichever is less (7 m where the lot's average natural slope exceeds 5%)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Detached Secondary Suites: 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for single family dwellings on lots exceeding 20% average natural slope); 8 m for convalescent, nursing, and personal care home use
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (4.5 m for single family dwellings on lots exceeding 20% average natural slope); 8 m for convalescent, nursing, and personal care home use; 3 m for Detached Secondary Suites
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m; 2 m for Detached Secondary Suites; 4 m for four family dwellings; 8 m for convalescent, nursing, and personal care home use
- **Street side setback:** 5 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building; Two, three and four family dwellings are only permitted on properties connected to community water and community sanitary sewer; Convalescent, nursing, and personal care homes must conform with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act; Attached secondary suite: 36 m² minimum, maximum the lesser of 90 m² or 40% of the dwelling's habitable floor area; an owner must live in the building

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 (consolidated for convenience only; amendment index lists bylaws through 1821 and 1807, 2025), s. 603](https://www.cityofenderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1550-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1550-2014-Consolidated.pdf#page=102) (read 2026-11-07)

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