{"title":"R-2 zone in Grand Forks: Residential - Small Lot","code":"R-2","slug":"r-2","name":"Residential - Small Lot","group":"Residential","section":"39","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: dwelling units, religious centres, day care centres, bed and breakfast accommodations, home occupations.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["dwelling units","religious centres","day care centres","bed and breakfast accommodations","home occupations"],"quotes":["dwelling units;","religious centres;","day care centres;","bed and breakfast accommodations;","home occupations."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"],"quotes":["buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"10,120 m² with no community sewage or water system; 1,393.5 m² with community sewage or water but not both; 485 m² with both","quotes":["10,120 square metres where there is no community sewage or water system;","1,393.5 square metres when the parcel is either connected to a community sewage","485 square metres when the parcel is connected to both a community sewage and"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (principal building with all accessory buildings, structures and off-street parking)","quotes":["The maximum permitted lot area coverage shall be 50% for the principal building with all"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single-family dwelling plus one secondary suite and one garden suite; or one two-family dwelling plus one garden suite","quotes":["One single-family dwelling, plus one secondary suite and one garden suite; or","One two-family dwelling, plus one garden suite."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.75 metres","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed 9.75 metres in height."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.8 metres (Accessory Dwelling Units 7.6 metres)","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed 4.8 metres in height except for","Accessory Dwelling Units which shall not exceed 7.6 metres in height."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["6 metres of a front parcel line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["6 metres of a rear parcel line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres","quotes":["1.5 metres of an interior side parcel line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.6 metres","quotes":["4.6 metres of an exterior side parcel line"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear and side 1.5 m; not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building","quotes":["No accessory building shall be located closer than 1.5 metres to a rear or side parcel line","and not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building"]},"other":{"value":["Total of all accessory buildings must have lot coverage not greater than the principal structure","Minimum single-family dwelling size 18 m²"],"quotes":["The total of all the accessory buildings shall have a lot coverage not greater than the lot","The minimum size for a single-family dwelling shall be 18 square metres."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's office consolidation is not an authoritative text and is produced for convenience only; the original bylaw and amending bylaws are authoritative. Amendments 2039-A38 and A39 (January 2026) are published separately and are not in this consolidation. Sections 57 and 58 (Cannabis overlays CPO and CRO) are overlays, not zones, and are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=32","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json"}}