---
title: "RD-2X zone in Esquimalt: Two Family Small Lot Residential Modified"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: RD-2X
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-2x/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rd-2x.json"
---

# RD-2X zone in Esquimalt: Two Family Small Lot Residential Modified

Accommodate existing Two Family Dwelling Units on existing small Parcels of land less than 668 square metres.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate existing Two Family Dwelling Units on existing small Parcels of land less than 668 square metres.
- **Main uses:** Two Family Residential; Home Occupation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding (subject to Section 30.3); Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 m² (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.3 m, measured at the Front Building Line (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for all buildings and structures combined; accessory buildings and structures combined 10%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 0.62
- **Maximum height:** 7.3 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.6 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m from interior lot line; total of both side yards at least 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side: 1.5 m from interior side lot line; rear: 1.5 m; at least 2.5 m from principal building
- **Other rules:** Principal buildings must be at least 4 m from any other principal building; Parking: one stall for each Dwelling Unit; Common wall overlap of habitable areas of the two Dwelling Units must be at least 50%

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 39.1](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=75) (read 2026-11-07)

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