---
title: "R-2 zone in Ladysmith: Old Town Residential"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: R-2
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Ladysmith: Old Town Residential

Accommodate residential development in the historic Old Town.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate residential development in the historic Old Town.
- **Main uses:** Single Unit Dwelling; Two Unit Dwelling; Townhouse Dwelling; Multiple Unit Dwelling (Coach House Dwelling, Two-unit Dwelling and Single Unit Dwelling are not permitted where five or more units are on a parcel.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suite; Coach House Dwelling; Home Based Business; Urban Agriculture; Bed and Breakfast; Backyard Poultry
- **Minimum lot area:** 668 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.28 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33.0 percent where only one dwelling is on the parcel; 50.0 percent where more than one dwelling unit
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 1.3 where more than four units are on a parcel
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 2.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 metres; a Townhouse Dwelling may be 0 metres from interior side parcel lines
- **Street side setback:** 1.2 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 2.0 metres, side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre, rear 1.0 metre
- **Other rules:** Single Unit Dwelling floor area up to 240.0 square metres where only one dwelling unit is on a parcel; Buildings with dwelling units on the same parcel must be at least 2.4 m apart if each is sprinklered, 4.8 m if any part is not

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 10.4](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=84) (read 2026-11-07)

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