---
title: "R-2 zone in Grand Forks: Residential - Small Lot"
place: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/grand-forks
zone: R-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Grand Forks: Residential - Small Lot

Main uses: dwelling units, religious centres, day care centres, bed and breakfast accommodations, home occupations.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** dwelling units; religious centres; day care centres; bed and breakfast accommodations; home occupations
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Buildings or structures accessory to permitted uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (principal building with all accessory buildings, structures and off-street parking)
- **Maximum density:** One single-family dwelling plus one secondary suite and one garden suite; or one two-family dwelling plus one garden suite
- **Maximum height:** 9.75 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.8 metres (Accessory Dwelling Units 7.6 metres)
- **Front setback:** 6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.6 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear and side 1.5 m; not closer to the front parcel line than the facing wall of the principal building
- **Other rules:** Total of all accessory buildings must have lot coverage not greater than the principal structure; Minimum single-family dwelling size 18 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024), s. 39](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf#page=32) (read 2026-11-07)

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