{"title":"RM2 zone in Kamloops: Multi-Unit 2 - Low Density","code":"RM2","slug":"rm2","name":"Multi-Unit 2 - Low Density","group":"Residential","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low-density Multi-Unit Residential development.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low-density Multi-Unit Residential development.","quotes":["The purpose of the RM2 zone is to provide for low-density Multi-Unit Residential development."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multi-Unit Residential"],"quotes":["Multi-Unit Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarders or Lodgers, or Short-Term Rental Accommodation in Single-Detached Residential, Single-Detached Residential with Residential Suite, or Two-Unit Residential, subject to Division 3, Section 3.20","Daycare, Home-Based, in an existing Single-Detached Residential Dwelling","Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based, in an existing Single-Detached Residential Dwelling"],"quotes":["Boarders or Lodgers, or Short-Term Rental Accommodation in","Daycare, Home-Based, in an existing Single-Detached Residential","Home-Based Business, subject to Division 3, Section 3.3","Residential Care Facility, Licensed Home-Based, in an existing Single-"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Maximum 34 units with a maximum of 11 additional flex suites at Lot A, Plan 31740 (1940/1950 Pacific Way)","Single-Detached Residential or Single-Detached Residential with Secondary Suite, under the RS1 zone regulations, on RM2 lots bounded by 1st Avenue, St. Paul Street, 3rd Avenue and Columbia Street"],"quotes":["Maximum of 34 units with a maximum of 11 additional flex suites in the","(1940/1950 Pacific Way)","Single-Detached Residential or Single-Detached Residential with","Unit 2 - Low Density) zoned Lots bounded by 1st Avenue, St. Paul Street,","3rd Avenue, and Columbia Street."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"910 m² (945 m² at Lot 7, Plan 6106, 225 Schubert Drive)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 910 m2","minimum Lot Area of 945 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width 24 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the parent parcel including accessory buildings; combined accessory buildings on bare land strata lots 12% of strata lot area, to a maximum of 80 m²","quotes":["total combined for Site 40% of parent parcel including Accessory","combined Accessory Buildings on bare 12% of individual bare land strata Lot Area to a","maximum of 80 m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"33 dwelling units per ha (not applicable in a Transit-Oriented Area); floor area ratio 0.55 (in a Transit-Oriented Area 3.5 within 200 m of a Transit Exchange, 2.5 at 201 to 400 m); many lots have their own site-specific maximum density","quotes":["Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per ha 33","Not applicable","Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.55","200 m from a Transit Exchange 3.5","201 to 400 m from a Transit Exchange 2.5","maximum Density shall be 42 Dwelling Units per hectare."]},"max_height":{"value":"3 Storeys to a maximum of 10 m (in a Transit-Oriented Area: 10 storeys within 200 m of a Transit Exchange; 6 storeys at 201 to 400 m); any structure 15 m","quotes":["Maximum Building Height 3 Storeys to a maximum of 10 m","200 m from a Transit Exchange 10 storeys","201 to 400 m from a Transit Exchange 6 storeys","Maximum Structure Height 15 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory building over 10 m² 4 m; under 10 m² 3 m","quotes":["Accessory Building >10 m2 4m","Accessory Building <10 m2 3m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard Setback 4.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (6 m for properties adjacent to a lane; accessory buildings over 10 m² 1 m, or 1.5 m adjacent to a lane)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5 m","except for properties adjacent to lane 6m","except Accessory Buildings >10 m2 1m","except Accessory Buildings >10 m2 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Minimum Side Yard Setback 3m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum side or rear Street Yard Setback 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 1 m (1.5 m adjacent to a lane) for accessory buildings over 10 m²","quotes":["except Accessory Buildings >10 m2 1m","except Accessory Buildings >10 m2 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory building must be at least 1.5 m from the principal building","One accessory building per unit, maximum floor area 10 m², in the rear or side yard of a dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory Building from principal Building 1.5 m","one Accessory Building per unit to a maximum floor area of 10 m2 located"]}},"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=157","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/rm2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/rm2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning/index.json"}}