{"title":"R2 zone in Kamloops: Residential 2","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Residential 2","group":"Residential","section":"8.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential and accessory uses on standard-sized lots designated Urban in the Official Community Plan.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential and accessory uses on standard-sized lots designated Urban in the Official Community Plan.","quotes":["The purpose of the R2 zone is to regulate the development of land for Small-Scale Multi-Unit"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Detached Residential","Single-Detached Residential with Residential Suite","Two Single-Detached Residential buildings","Two-Unit Residential","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential"],"quotes":["Single-Detached Residential","Single-Detached Residential with Residential Suite","Two Single-Detached Residential buildings","Two-Unit Residential","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3","Boarders or Lodgers, or Short-Term Rental Accommodation, subject to Division 3, Section 3.20 (for Single-Detached Residential, Single-Detached Residential with Residential Suite and Two-Unit Residential)","Daycare, Home-Based (lot with only one Single-Detached Residential building)","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based (lot with only one Single-Detached Residential building)"],"quotes":["Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3","Boarders or Lodgers; or","Short-Term Rental Accommodation, subject to Division 3, Section 3.20","In the case of a Lot with only one Single-Detached Residential building:","Daycare, Home-Based","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Short-term Rental Accommodation facility, maximum four Persons (2664 Thompson Drive)","Commercial conversion limited to Office and Personal Services (475, 485 and 495 Hollyburn Drive)","Daycare Facility, Commercial, maximum 16 children (810 Sicamore Drive)","Daycare Facility, Commercial, maximum 44 children (2250 Park Drive)","Daycare facility, maximum 14 Persons excluding staff (237 Bestwick Drive)","Daycare facility, maximum 25 children (3214 Hargraves Place)","Group daycare facility, maximum 14 children (2554 Abbeyglen Way)","Group daycare facility, maximum 16 children (1642 Springhaven Place)","One-Person BodyTalk therapist (2045 Tremerton Drive)","One-Person lifestyle coaching Office (428 Monarch Court)","One-Person registered counselling service, one client at a time, maximum six clients per day, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Saturday (107 Coppertree Court)","One-Person registered BodyTalk therapist (186 Knollwood Drive)","One-Person registered counselling service Office (1959 Saskatoon Place)","Professional Practice, maximum six employees, minimum six on-Site parking spaces (414 Arrowstone Drive)","Retreat facility, maximum 18 clients (2420 Parkview Drive)","Tutoring business, maximum eight students (2245 Crescent Drive)","Office and veterinary clinic (7 St. Paul Street West)","Daycare Facility, Commercial, maximum 15 Persons excluding operator's Family (608 Holt Street)","Group daycare, maximum 25 children (1641 Happyvale Avenue)","Office Use limited to six Office staff, west half of the Building at 764 Richmond Avenue","One-Person indoor pet grooming salon, no more than two pets at a time (1065 Surrey Avenue)","Propagation of Agapeta Zoegana (Knapweed Control Moths) (877 Crestline Street)","Residential care facility, maximum 7 Persons excluding operator's Family (1968 Sunnycrest Avenue)","Residential care facility, maximum 10 Persons (837 Crestline Street)","Six-Person assisted living facility (1097 Singh Street)","Consulting Office and accessory display area (743 Nicola Street)","Office Use (903 Battle Street)","Eight-person community care facility (no overnight stays) in a Two-Family Dwelling with a secondary suite (887 Lolo Street)","Household of up to 15 unrelated Persons (772 Battle Street West)","Daycare facility, commercial, maximum 32 persons in care (1942 Westsyde Road)"],"quotes":["(2664 Thompson","Commercial conversion limited to Office and Personal Services in the case of","(810 Sicamore Drive)","(2250 Park Drive)","(237 Bestwick Drive)","(3214 Hargraves Place)","(2554 Abbeyglen Way)","Place).","(2045 Tremerton Drive)","(428 Monarch Court)","(107 Coppertree Court)","(186 Knollwood Drive)","(1959 Saskatoon Place)","(414 Arrowstone Drive)","(2420 Parkview Drive)","(2245 Crescent Drive)","(7 St. Paul Street West)","(608 Holt Street)","(1641 Happyvale Avenue)","(764 Richmond Avenue)","(1065 Surrey Avenue)","(877 Crestline Street)","(1968 Sunnycrest Avenue)","(837 Crestline Street)","(1097 Singh Street)","(743 Nicola Street)","(903 Battle Street)","(887 Lolo Street).","(772 Battle Street West),","(1942 Westsyde Road)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464 m² (370 m² for Lots B and E, Plan 3487, D.L. 231, and Lot 7, Plan 8163, D.L. 231)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 464 m²","The minimum Lot size is 370 m2 in the case of Lots B and E, Plan 3487, D.L.","The minimum Lot size is 370 m2 in the case of Lot 7, Plan 8163, D.L. 231,"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Total for the site 40% (55% for parcels with three or more units); accessory buildings only 12% of lot area, to a maximum of 112 m²; impermeable surfaces 60%","quotes":["total combined for Site 40%","55%","total combined for Accessory Buildings only 12% of Lot Area to a maximum of 112 m2","total lot coverage of Impermeable Surfaces 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"4 dwelling units per lot; 3 on urban parcels of 280 m² or less; 2 on parcels outside the Urban area or not on City water or sewer, in a Transit-Oriented Area, within a limited fire flow area or on parcels of 4,050 m² or more; 1 within the Red Zone or Foreset Area of the Silt Bluffs Hazard Zone DP Area; the lowest applicable number applies","quotes":["Maximum number of Dwelling Units on a Lot 4","except Urban parcels with 280 m² or less of","except parcels outside of the Urban area or","except parcels in a Transit-Oriented Area","limited fire flow area","except within the Red Zone or Foreset Area","The lowest listed maximum number of Dwelling Units shall apply","except parcels with 4,050 m2 of lot area or"]},"max_height":{"value":"Principal building 2 Storeys (3 Storeys, 11 m with three or more units); any structure 12 m","quotes":["principal Building 2 Storeys","with three or more Units 3 Storeys, 11 m","Maximum Structure Height 12 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory building over 10 m² 5 m; under 10 m² 3 m","quotes":["Accessory Building >10 m2 5m","Accessory Building <10 m2 3m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (6 m where the building is adjacent to a driveway or off-street parking space)","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 4.5 m","except where Building is adjacent to a 6 m as per Division 4, Section 4.11"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"principal building 6 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m; accessory building adjacent to lane 1.5 m","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback","principal Building 6m","Accessory Building >10 m2 1.0 m","Accessory Building adjacent to lane 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"principal building 1.5 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback","principal Building 1.5 m","Accessory Building >10 m2 1.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (6 m where adjacent to a driveway or off-street parking space; 1.5 m for accessory buildings under 10 m² where the adjacent yard is not a front yard)","quotes":["Minimum side or rear Street Yard Setback 4.5 m","except where Building is adjacent to a 6 m as per Division 4, Section 4.11","except for Accessory Buildings <10 m2 where 1.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"side 1.0 m; rear 1.0 m (1.5 m adjacent to a lane) for accessory buildings over 10 m²","quotes":["Accessory Building >10 m2 1.0 m","Accessory Building adjacent to lane 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot street frontage 15 m","Minimum building separation: 3 m between residential buildings; 1.5 m between an accessory building and a residential building","Manufactured Homes are not permitted in the R2 zone","Intensive Residential needs a development permit under the Intensive Residential Development Permit Area guidelines"],"quotes":["Minimum Lot Street frontage 15 m","Between Residential Buildings 3m","Between Accessory Building and Residential 1.5 m","Manufactured Homes are not permitted in the R2 zone.","Intensive Residential shall be subject to authorization of a development permit"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)","url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation is placed online for convenience only; it is not the official or legal version, and certified copies are available from Legislative Services at City Hall. Zone T2 (Airport), section 11.6, is repealed and not listed. The bylaw is also published one section per file at https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/138848."},"source_url":"https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=129","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}