{"title":"R-2S zone in Invermere: Low Density Residential (Secondary Suites)","code":"R-2S","slug":"r-2s","name":"Low Density Residential (Secondary Suites)","group":"Residential","section":"None","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single family dwelling, Two family dwelling, Three family dwelling, Four family dwelling, Rowhouses and Townhouses, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Three family dwelling","Four family dwelling","Rowhouses and Townhouses","Secondary Suites, subject to section 5.6(a)4(c)","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling","Two family dwelling","Three family dwelling","Four family dwelling","Rowhouses and Townhouses","Secondary Suites, subject to section 5.6(a)4(c)","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Based Business","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["Home Based Business","Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"555 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel size, subject to sections 3.15 & 555 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 45%; three family 50%; four family 55%","quotes":["Single family dwelling 40%","Two family dwelling 45%","Three family dwelling 50%","Four family dwelling 55%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single family, two family, three family or four family dwelling per lot","quotes":["Number of dwellings one single family dwelling","one two family dwelling","one three family dwelling","one four family dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Dwelling 9.0 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","Secondary suites are permitted within all dwelling units; only one per parcel, no larger than 90 m² or 40% of the residential floor space and no smaller than 32 m²","The owner must live in either the secondary suite or the principal dwelling unit","A two, three or four family dwelling may be subdivided along a common wall if the average parcel size is at least 255 m²"],"quotes":["Minimum horizontal dimension 5.5 m","Secondary suites are permitted within all dwelling units in the R-2S zone","only one secondary suite per parcel is permitted","a secondary suite shall not exceed 90 m or 40% of the residential floor","no secondary suite can be less than 32 m in size","the owner of a single-family building that contains a secondary suite shall be","may be subdivided along a common wall of a two, three or","than the minimum parcel size of 255 m2"]}},"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=46","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-2s/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/r-2s.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/r-2s.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/index.json"}}