---
title: "RL-2 zone in Gibsons: Low-Density Residential Waterfront Zone"
place: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/gibsons
zone: RL-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rl-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/zoning/rl-2.json"
---

# RL-2 zone in Gibsons: Low-Density Residential Waterfront Zone

Low-density, ground-oriented homes adapted to the terrain of the waterfront.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-density, ground-oriented homes adapted to the terrain of the waterfront.
- **Main uses:** Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings; Home Occupation; Short-Term Rental (Docks, piers and wharves are not permitted as an accessory use.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 250 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m (interior lot with rear lane); 12 m (corner lot with rear lane); 13 m (interior lot, no rear lane); 15 m (corner lot, no rear lane)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 3 dwelling units on lots 280 m² or smaller; 4 dwelling units on lots larger than 280 m²
- **Maximum height:** 4.5 m, measured from the average grade of the sidewalk or pavement on Marine Drive or Marine Crescent fronting the uphill side of the lot
- **Front setback:** 1.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 2 m (no rear lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** Max 325 m² gross floor area for a dwelling unit that is the only unit in its building; Max building length (longitudinal axis) 20 m; Min lot depth 15 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (consolidated for convenience to include 1342-01, June 2026), s. 2.2.2](https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1342-2025.pdf#page=9) (read 2026-11-07)

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