---
title: "R2(d) zone in Montrose: Residential 2(d) (Duplex Only)"
place: Montrose, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/montrose
zone: R2(d)
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r2-d/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning/r2-d.json"
---

# R2(d) zone in Montrose: Residential 2(d) (Duplex Only)

Duplex zone (single and two family dwellings)

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Duplex zone (single and two family dwellings)
- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings; Two family dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupations; Accessory buildings and structures; Electronic cottage industry
- **Minimum lot area:** 465 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 38 percent of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** A minimum site area of 230 m² for every dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m; Minimum width of a principal building 5.5 m; Duplexes must connect to community water and sewer

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, s. 4.3](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=25) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Montrose: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/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/montrose/zoning/r2-d/_