--- title: "R2 zone in Kamloops: Residential 2" place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/kamloops zone: R2 bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026)" bylaw_read: 2026-11-07 review: draft canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r2/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/r2.json" --- # R2 zone in Kamloops: Residential 2 Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential and accessory uses on standard-sized lots designated Urban in the Official Community Plan. ## Zone rules - **Purpose:** Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential and accessory uses on standard-sized lots designated Urban in the Official Community Plan. - **Main uses:** Single-Detached Residential; Single-Detached Residential with Residential Suite; Two Single-Detached Residential buildings; Two-Unit Residential; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Residential - **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) - **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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) - **Minimum lot area:** 464 m² (370 m² for Lots B and E, Plan 3487, D.L. 231, and Lot 7, Plan 8163, D.L. 231) - **Minimum lot width:** 15 m - **Maximum lot coverage:** 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% - **Maximum density:** 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 - **Maximum height:** Principal building 2 Storeys (3 Storeys, 11 m with three or more units); any structure 12 m - **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory building over 10 m² 5 m; under 10 m² 3 m - **Front setback:** 4.5 m (6 m where the building is adjacent to a driveway or off-street parking space) - **Rear setback:** principal building 6 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m; accessory building adjacent to lane 1.5 m - **Interior side setback:** principal building 1.5 m; accessory building over 10 m² 1.0 m - **Street side setback:** 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) - **Accessory building setbacks:** side 1.0 m; rear 1.0 m (1.5 m adjacent to a lane) for accessory buildings over 10 m² - **Other rules:** 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 ## Source - [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (consolidated, as amended; amendments listed to Bylaw 55-124, adopted October 27, 2026), s. 8.2](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849#page=129) (read 2026-11-07) Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kamloops: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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/kamloops/zoning/r2/_