---
title: "R-2 zone in Nakusp: Low-Density Residential"
place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nakusp
zone: R-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Nakusp: Low-Density Residential

Single detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwellings on standard low-density residential parcels.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwellings on standard low-density residential parcels.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling; Duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling, Attached; Accessory Dwelling, Detached; Bed and Breakfast; Home Occupation; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 534 m² (single detached dwelling); 700 m² (duplex); 350 m² (parcels subdivided along the common wall of a duplex)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (single detached dwelling)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m (see site-specific lots)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), s. 6.2](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=48) (read 2026-11-08)

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