{"title":"Am2 zone in Highlands: Amenity 2","code":"Am2","slug":"am2","name":"Amenity 2","group":"Public","section":"12.16","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential, Home-based business, Agriculture.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential","Home-based business","Agriculture"],"note":"These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.7.","quotes":["(a) Residential","(b) Home-based business","(c) Agriculture","In addition to the uses permitted in Section 3.7 of this Bylaw, the following uses and no others shall"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","One accessory dwelling unit (with a covenant preventing subdivision from the principal dwelling)"],"quotes":["(d) Accessory uses, buildings and structures","there may be no more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit on each lot"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot C, Sections 30 and 74, VIP76070: may be subdivided into a maximum of 13 residential lots (none under 1 hectare) if the listed amenities are provided"],"quotes":["provided, Lot C, Sections 30 and 74, VIP76070 if within the Am2 Zone, may be subdivided into a"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"12 hectares (30 acres) for new lots created by subdivision; Lot C, Sections 30 and 74, VIP76070 may be subdivided into up to 13 residential lots of at least 1 hectare (2.47 acres) if the listed amenities are provided","quotes":["(1) No lot having an area less than 12 hectares (30 acres) may be created by subdivision.","provided, Lot C, Sections 30 and 74, VIP76070 if within the Am2 Zone, may be subdivided into a","maximum of 13 residential lots provided that no lot shall have an area less than 1 hectares (2.47"]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per lot and no more than one home-based business in it","quotes":["(1) There shall be no more than one (1) principal dwelling unit on each lot and no more than one","home-based business in such dwelling unit."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 metres (principal dwelling unit or a building used for agriculture)","quotes":["The height of a principal dwelling unit or a building used for agriculture shall not exceed 9 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"20 metres","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 20 metres of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 metres","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"10 metres","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10 metres (side lot line that abuts a highway)","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a side lot line that abuts a highway."]},"other":{"value":["Principal dwelling unit floor area no more than 375 square metres","Accessory buildings (including buildings used for agriculture): total floor area no more than 275 square metres; no single one over 100 square metres"],"quotes":["The total floor area of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 375 square metres.","The total floor area of all accessory buildings including buildings used for agriculture on a lot shall","not exceed 275 square metres and no single accessory building or building used for agriculture","shall exceed 100 square metres in floor area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)","url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidation is \"for convenience purpose only: It is not a certified copy\"."},"source_url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=87","place":{"path":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/am2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}