{"title":"R-2 zone in Fort St. John: Two-Unit Housing","code":"R-2","slug":"r-2","name":"Two-Unit Housing","group":"Residential","section":"10.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single-detached and duplex neighbourhoods with suites allowed.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single-detached and duplex neighbourhoods with suites allowed.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to diversify housing stock by permitting different housing forms that"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex Dwelling","Single-Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["Duplex Dwelling","Single-Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Detached Suite","Home Occupation – Business","Home Occupation – Office","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Detached Suite","Home Occupation – Business","Home Occupation – Office","Secondary Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"550.0 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel area 550.0 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 m (duplex); 15.0 m (single-detached)","quotes":["Duplex dwelling 18.0 m","Single-detached dwelling 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"4 dwelling units on a parcel connected to municipal services","quotes":["Density 4 dwelling units on a parcel","municipal services"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m","quotes":["Maximum principal dwelling and structure height 11.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear parcel line 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Interior parcel line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Flanking exterior parcel line 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Either 1 single-detached dwelling or 1 duplex per parcel; maximum 3 residential buildings","Minimum front yard open space 40% (single-detached) or 30% (duplex)","A duplex must have 30% or more of the residential floor area on the parcel when it is the principal dwelling","Without flanking street or lane access, one interior side setback must be at least 3.0 m for rear vehicle access, unless a shared access easement is registered for two properties"],"quotes":["1 Single Detached","1 Duplex","single-detached dwelling 40%","Minimum front yard open space for duplex 30%","Duplex dwellings must have 30% or greater of the residential floor area on a parcel when","must be a minimum of 3.0 m to allow for vehicular access"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)","url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidated version is \"for convenience only\"; the adopted bylaw and its amending bylaws prevail."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=88","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/index.json"}}