{"title":"RR2 zone in Lake Country: Rural Residential 2","code":"RR2","slug":"rr2","name":"Rural Residential 2","group":"Rural","section":"14.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A zone for country residential development and complementary uses on medium sized lots in areas of high natural amenity and rural services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A zone for country residential development and complementary uses on medium sized lots in areas of high natural amenity and rural services.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone for country residential development, and","complementary uses, on medium sized lots in areas of high natural amenity and rural"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Group home, minor","Single dwelling housing"],"quotes":["group home, minor","single dwelling housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Animal clinics, major","Animal clinics, minor","Bed and breakfast homes","Care centre, minor","Home occupations","Hobby farms","Secondary suite or accessory suite","Utility services, minor impact","Short term vacation rental"],"quotes":["animal clinics, major","animal clinics, minor","bed and breakfast homes","care centre, minor","home occupations","hobby farms","secondary suite or accessory suite","utility services, minor impact","short term vacation rental"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1.0 ha (0.5 ha with community sewer)","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 1.0 ha (0.5 ha with community sewer)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40.0 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 40.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20%","quotes":["The maximum site coverage is 20%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One single detached house (may contain a secondary suite); only one secondary suite or one accessory suite per parcel","quotes":["one single detached house (which may contain a secondary suite);","(ii) Only one secondary suite or one accessory suite is permitted per parcel."]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 9.5 m or 2½ storeys; accessory structures 13.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height is the lesser of 9.5 m or 2½ storeys, except it is the lesser","of 8.0 m or 1½ storeys for accessory buildings and 13.0 m for accessory"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory buildings: lesser of 8.0 m or 1½ storeys; accessory structures: 13.0 m","quotes":["of 8.0 m or 1½ storeys for accessory buildings and 13.0 m for accessory"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m (3.0 m for accessory buildings)","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 10.0 m, except it is 3.0 m for accessory buildings."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 4.0 m from a flanking street."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m from a flanking street","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 4.0 m from a flanking street."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 10.0 m, except it is 3.0 m for accessory buildings."]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings housing more than 4 animals must be at least 15.0 m from any lot line.","Major animal clinics are not allowed on parcels under 2.0 ha.","An accessory suite must be in an accessory building at least 5.0 m from the principal building."],"quotes":["Accessory buildings housing more than 4 animals shall be located no closer","than 15.0 m to any lot line.","Major animal clinics shall not be located on parcels less than 2.0 ha.","which is no closer than 5.0 m to the principal building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"A consolidated copy to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time to verify accuracy and completeness. The bylaw's own zone table also lists DC6 (Direct Control 6), but that section is marked deleted by Bylaw 719 and is not listed below."},"source_url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=124","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/rr2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/rr2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/rr2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/index.json"}}