{"title":"R2 zone in Mackenzie: Residential 2 (Two-Family Residential)","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Residential 2 (Two-Family Residential)","group":"Residential","section":"8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Dwelling, duplex, Dwelling, semi-attached, Dwelling, single detached, Suite, attached, Suite, detached.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, duplex","Dwelling, semi-attached","Dwelling, single detached","Suite, attached","Suite, detached"],"quotes":["Dwelling, duplex","Dwelling, semi-attached","Dwelling, single detached","Suite, attached","Suite, detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building","Backyard hen enclosure","Bee keeping","Daycare","Home business"],"quotes":["Accessory building","Backyard hen enclosure","Bee keeping","Daycare","Home business"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"557 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel size for new subdivision 557 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 m","quotes":["Minimum parcel width 18.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage (all buildings) 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"2 dwelling units per parcel","quotes":["Maximum dwelling units per parcel 2"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.7 m","quotes":["Principal building and structures 10.7 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.8 m","quotes":["Accessory building 4.8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Minimum setback of principal building from:","Front parcel line 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Minimum setback of principal building from:","Rear parcel line 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["Minimum setback of principal building from:","Interior side parcel line 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m","quotes":["Minimum setback of principal building from:","Exterior side parcel line 3.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 15.0 m, exterior side 3.5 m, interior side 1.2 m, rear 1.2 m","quotes":["Minimum setback of accessory building from:","Front parcel line 15.0 m","Exterior side parcel line 3.5 m","Interior side parcel line 1.2 m","Rear parcel line 1.2 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum principal building width is 6.0 m per dwelling unit","Backyard hen enclosures and bee keeping are only permitted on parcels with a single detached dwelling","Attached suites and garden suites are only permitted on parcels with a single-detached dwelling"],"quotes":["Minimum principal building width (per dwelling unit) 6.0 m","Backyard hen enclosures and bee keeping are only permitted on parcels containing a single detached","Attached suites and detached suites in the form of garden suites are only permitted on parcels","containing a single-detached dwelling."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF includes Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1518, 2024; Schedule A and B maps at the end)","url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's PDF has a list of amendments up to Bylaw 1461 (2021) and prefixes Amendment Bylaw 1518 (2024); the District says a full list of zoning amendments is available from Corporate Services, so later amendments may not be in this text."},"source_url":"https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf#page=49","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning/index.json"}}