---
title: "R.2 zone in Lumby: Residential Two Family"
place: Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lumby
zone: R.2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 897, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R.2 zone in Lumby: Residential Two Family

Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Assembly, public service, and civic use, Community Care Facilities, Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses, Single family dwellings, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Accessory buildings and structures; Assembly, public service, and civic use; Community Care Facilities; Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses; Single family dwellings; Two family dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suites; Home Occupations; Secondary detached dwellings
- **Minimum lot area:** Single family, assembly, public service and civic use: 450 m² (corner lots 560 m²); two family: 700 m² (corner lots 790 m²); Community Care Facilities: 560 m²; each half of a subdivided two family dwelling: 350 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 14 m (corner lots 16 m); 9 m for dwellings subdivided under the two family half-lot rule
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot, and 50% with driveways and parking areas; up to 60% with permeable surfaces (The text shows 35%/45% and 40%/50% together; verify which applies.)
- **Maximum density:** One single family dwelling (which may contain a secondary suite), or one single family dwelling and one secondary detached dwelling, or one two family dwelling; two accessory residential buildings per dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** Dwellings: lesser of 9 m or two storeys (lots over 7% slope: 7 m above the road or rear lot line, up to 11 m); all other uses: 10 m (The text also reads 'the lesser of 12 m or three storeys for single and two family dwellings'; verify which height limit applies.)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m for single family and two family dwellings (6 m for attached garages or carports); 8 m for assembly, public service and civic use; 10 m for a Community Care Facility
- **Rear setback:** 6 m for single family dwellings, two family dwellings, Community Care Facilities, and assembly, public service and civic use (The consolidated text shows both the old and amended wording; verify which applies.)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m for single family and two family dwellings; 8 m for Community Care Facilities and for assembly, public service and civic use
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (6 m to the vehicle entry of an attached garage or carport facing the flanking street)
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building; Boarding, lodging or rooming house: up to four boarders, plus one more for each 45 m² of lot area over 1100 m²; Usable open space required for each dwelling unit: 45 m² (three or more bedrooms), 35 m² (two bedrooms), 25 m² (one bedroom or bachelor); Community Care Facility must follow the Community Care and Assisted Living Act

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 897, 2024), s. 1202](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189#page=83) (read 2026-11-08)

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