{"title":"R-2 zone in Nakusp: Low-Density Residential","code":"R-2","slug":"r-2","name":"Low-Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"6.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwellings on standard low-density residential parcels.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwellings on standard low-density residential parcels.","quotes":["To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings, Duplexes, and Accessory","Dwellings on standard low-density residential Parcels."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Detached Dwelling","Duplex"],"quotes":["i) Single Detached Dwelling","ii) Duplex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling, Attached","Accessory Dwelling, Detached","Bed and Breakfast","Home Occupation","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["i) Accessory Dwelling, Attached","ii) Accessory Dwelling, Detached","iii) Bed and Breakfast","iv) Home Occupation","v) Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Rear setback for principal buildings is 29.0 m and for accessory buildings 25.5 m on 10th Ave NW lots (328, 318, 312, 308, 302, 246, 242, 238, 232, 228, 222, 218 and 202) and Broadway St NW lots (912, 910, 908, 906), all Plan NEP10155 or EPP122009, District Lot 397 Kootenay Land District"],"quotes":["(a) The minimum rear Parcel line setback for principal buildings shall be 29.0 m","(b) The minimum rear Parcel line setback for accessory buildings shall be 25.5","Lot 1 Plan NEP10155 District Lot 397 Kootenay Land District (328"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"534 m² (single detached dwelling); 700 m² (duplex); 350 m² (parcels subdivided along the common wall of a duplex)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Area for Single Detached Dwellings 534 m2","Minimum Parcel Area for Duplex 700 m2","Minimum Parcel Area for Parcels subdivided along a common 350 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Frontage 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["(a) Maximum 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal building per parcel. One single detached dwelling plus one attached or detached accessory dwelling on parcels 534 m² or greater; or one duplex on parcels 700 m² or greater","quotes":["(a) Maximum one principal building per Parcel.","(i) One Single Detached Dwelling and one attached or detached","Accessory Dwelling unit per Parcel on Parcels 534 m2 or greater; or","700 m2 or greater."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (single detached dwelling)","quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling 10.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.3 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings 7.3 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(a) Minimum setbacks for Principal buildings are as follows:","Front Parcel Line 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (see site-specific lots)","quotes":["Rear Parcel Line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Interior Parcel Line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior Parcel Line 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.5 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum setbacks for Accessory buildings are as follows:","Front Parcel Line 4.5 m","Rear Parcel Line 1.0 m","Interior Parcel Line 1.5 m","Exterior Parcel Line 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Detached accessory dwellings only where the principal use is a single detached dwelling","One short-term rental per parcel, only if the parcel has another dwelling unit occupied long-term"],"quotes":["(a) Detached Accessory Dwellings shall only be permitted on Parcels where the","principal use is a Single Detached Dwelling.","(b) A maximum of one (1) short-term rental is permitted to operate on a parcel,","term."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)","url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village's consolidation table lists amending bylaws up to No. 744, 2024 (adopted November 25, 2024). Bylaw 755 (an R-3 amendment) appears on the RDCK zoning map but is not in this consolidation. The Village says bylaws on its site are provided for information only and are subject to amendment."},"source_url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=48","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/index.json"}}