{"title":"R-2(A) zone in Invermere: Two Family (A) Residential","code":"R-2(A)","slug":"r-2-a","name":"Two Family (A) Residential","group":"Residential","section":"5.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single family dwelling, Two family dwelling, Semi-detached single family dwellings, Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Semi-detached single family dwellings","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Semi-detached single family dwellings","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Based Business","Secondary Suites, Subject to Section 3.14 of this Bylaw","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["Home Based Business","Secondary Suites, Subject to Section 3.14 of this Bylaw","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single family dwelling 510 m²; two family dwelling 510 m²; semi-detached single family dwelling 255 m²","quotes":["Single Family Dwelling 510 m2","Two Family Dwelling 510 m2","Semi-detached Single Family Dwelling 255 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Single family dwelling 12.0 m; two, three or four family dwelling 15.0 m; 10.0 m at the bulb of a cul-de-sac for either","quotes":["Single family dwelling 12.0 m","Two, three or four family dwelling 15.0 m","Minimum lot frontage for Bulb of a cul-de-sac 10.0 m","Minimum lot frontage for Bulb of a cul-de-sac 10.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Single family dwelling 40%; two family dwelling 45%","quotes":["Single family dwelling 40%","Two family dwelling 45%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single family dwelling or one two family dwelling per lot","quotes":["Number of dwellings one single family dwelling","one two family dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Dwelling 7.5 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["front parcel line 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["rear parcel line 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["interior side parcel line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["exterior side parcel line 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures from:","front parcel line 4.5 m","rear parcel line 1.5 m","interior side parcel line 1.5 m","exterior side parcel line 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum horizontal dimension 5.5 m","A two family dwelling may be subdivided along a common wall if each parcel is at least half the minimum parcel size"],"quotes":["Minimum horizontal dimension 5.5 m","A parcel in the R-2(A) zone may be subdivided along a common wall of a two family","parcel size."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This consolidation is old. Many later amendments are separate documents in the District's zoning bylaw folder (https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/111) and are not in this text, including Bylaw 1654 (short-term rentals), 1662 (CDZ-6), 1670 (CDZ-7), 1676 (CastleRock Phase 5), 1685 (R6 multi-family infill zone), 1686 (secondary suites) and 1691 (2026). The District's online bylaws are for information only; the Clerk's office has the official versions."},"source_url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=48","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/r-2-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/r-2-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/r-2-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/index.json"}}