{"title":"AR2 zone in Nanaimo: Semi-Rural","code":"AR2","slug":"ar2","name":"Semi-Rural","group":"Rural","section":"Part 8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agriculture and residential uses on large rural lots with limited urban services, and preservation of land for future development.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agriculture and residential uses on large rural lots with limited urban services, and preservation of land for future development.","quotes":["with limited urban services and provides for the preservation of land for","future development."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Animal Shelter","Animal Training","Horse Stable","Mobile Home","Pet Daycare","Single Residential Dwelling"],"quotes":["AR1 AR2","Agriculture P P","Animal Shelter P P","Animal Training P P","Horse Stable P P","Mobile Home P P","Pet Daycare P P","Single Residential P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding and Lodging","Daycare","Home Based Business","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["AR1 AR2","Boarding and A A","Daycare A A","Home Based A A","Secondary Suite A A","Short-Term A A"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 hectare; 2 hectares where the lot has no community water system","quotes":["AR2 1 hectares 15m 45m","system the minimum lot area shall be 2 hectares.","8.4.2 Notwithstanding Subsection 8.4.1, where the lot is not serviced by a community water"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["AR2 1 hectares 15m 45m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Frontage Minimum Lot Depth"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% of the lot area, excluding farm buildings","quotes":["8.6.1 The maximum lot coverage, excluding farm buildings, shall not exceed 20% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"One single dwelling or mobile home; one additional dwelling unit where the lot is over 0.4 hectares","quotes":["AR2 One single dwelling or mobile home.","One additional dwelling unit may be","permitted where the lot area is greater","than 0.4 hectares."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (not including farm buildings)","quotes":["8.6.2 The height of a principal building, not including farm buildings, shall not exceed 9m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["and 7.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["and 7.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["and 7.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["and 7.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings, cages, runs or pens for keeping animals, troughs and manure piles must be at least 15 m from all lot lines; mushroom growing, boarding kennels, animal training, bee, swine or mink keeping at least 30 m","Roadside stands for agricultural products grown on the lot: up to 30 m² Gross Floor Area"],"quotes":["used for the keeping of animals, drinking or feeding troughs or manure piles shall not be","located less than 15m from all lot lines. Mushroom growing, boarding kennels, animal training","or bee, swine, or mink keeping uses shall be setback at least 30m from all lot lines.","Roadside stands for agriculture or horticulture products grown on","Area of 30m2."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)","url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The bylaw is organised by part (one part per zone family, with shared use and regulation tables), so zone line ranges cover the whole part. CD3 is deleted in the bylaw. Zones R1a and R1b are subzones of R1 (R1 / R1a / R1b)."},"source_url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=81","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/ar2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/ar2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/ar2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}