{"title":"R2 zone in Highlands: Rural 2","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Rural 2","group":"Rural","section":"7.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential, Agriculture.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential","Agriculture"],"quotes":["Residential","Agriculture"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-based Business","Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit (one per lot, if the owner grants a covenant against subdividing it from the principal unit)"],"quotes":["Home-based Business","Accessory uses, buildings and structures","there may be no more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit on each lot","prohibiting the accessory dwelling unit from being subdivided"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"12 hectares (30 acres)","note":"If the Section 12.3 amenities are provided, up to 22 residential lots of at least 2 hectares (5 acres).","quotes":["(1) No subdivision plan may be approved unless lots created by the subdivision have a minimum area","of at least 12 hectares (30 acres).","(2) Despite Section 7.2.4(1), if the amenities described in Section 12.3 of this Bylaw are provided, a","subdivision plan may be approved to create a maximum of 22 residential lots with no lot less than","2 hectares (5 acres) in the area."]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["(1) There shall be no more than one (1) principal dwelling unit on each lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["(1) The height of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 10.5 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(2) The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"20 m","quotes":["(3) No building or structure shall be sited within 20 metres of a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["(6) No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["(4) No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["(5) No building or structure shall be sited within 10 metres of a side lot line that abuts a highway."]},"other":{"value":["Principal dwelling unit: maximum floor area 322 m²","Accessory buildings: maximum total floor area 275 m², and no single accessory building over 100 m²"],"quotes":["(7) The total floor area of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 322 square metres.","(8) The total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 275 square metres and no","single accessory building 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=42","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/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}