---
title: "RES-2 zone in Invermere: Resort Accommodation and Recreation"
place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/invermere
zone: RES-2
bylaw: "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/res-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/res-2.json"
---

# RES-2 zone in Invermere: Resort Accommodation and Recreation

Main uses: Hotels, motels and lodges including time-share condominiums, Eating and Drinking Establishments, Outdoor recreation facilities, Indoor recreation facilities, Marinas, and 5 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Hotels, motels and lodges including time-share condominiums; Eating and Drinking Establishments; Outdoor recreation facilities; Indoor recreation facilities; Marinas; Arts and cultural facilities; Recreational vehicle park; Theatres and cinemas; Amusement park including waterslides; Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail stores accessory to a permitted use; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to above permitted uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 2000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 30 resort accommodation units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 4.5 m, side 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** RV park: minimum site area 1.0 ha; each RV space at least 140 m²; open space at least 5% of the park; RV park or campground: buffer of 7.5 m next to highway rights-of-way and 3.0 m next to other boundaries; No rifle, archery, trap or skeet range within 50 m of a parcel line or within 100 m of an existing dwelling on another parcel

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013), s. 5.22](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335#page=102) (read 2026-11-08)

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