{"title":"R2 zone in Nanaimo: Single Dwelling Residential - Small Lot","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Single Dwelling Residential - Small Lot","group":"Residential","section":"Part 7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small lot subdivisions that add to the mix of housing in the city while offering affordable and sustainable single residential dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small lot subdivisions that add to the mix of housing in the city while offering affordable and sustainable single residential dwellings.","quotes":["This zone provides for small lot subdivisions, which are intended to","contribute to the mix of housing within the city while offering an affordable","and sustainable form of single residential dwelling developments."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Residential Dwelling"],"quotes":["R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15","Single P P P P P P -- P P P P P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding & Lodging","Daycare","Home Based Business","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15","Boarding & A A A A A A A A A A -- -- A A","Daycare A A A A A A A A A A A A A A","Home Based A A A A A A A A A A -- A A A","Secondary A A A A A A A A A A -- -- A A","Short-Term A A A A A A A A A A A A A A"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"325 m²; 290 m² where the lot can be accessed from a lane","quotes":["R2 325m2 10m 28m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot","290m2 - L 11.5m where lot is 24m - L","L = Indicates where the lot can be accessed from a lane abutting a side or rear property line."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 m; 11.5 m where the lot is a corner lot","quotes":["R2 325m2 10m 28m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot","290m2 - L 11.5m where lot is 24m - L","a corner lot"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["R2 40% 7m 9m 7.32m","Zone Lot Height of Height of Principal Perimeter Wall Height"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single residential dwelling.","quotes":["R2 One single residential dwelling."]},"max_height":{"value":"7 m (flat roof, under 4:12 pitch); 9 m (sloped roof, 4:12 pitch or steeper)","quotes":["R2 40% 7m 9m 7.32m","(< than 4:12","Sloped Roof 1 (≥","- Flat Roof 1"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (4 m if a side yard of 3 m or more is provided on at least one side)","quotes":["R2 4.5m 1.5m 3.0m 6.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard","of 3m or more is provided on at least one side yard, the front yard setback may be reduced","to 4m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["R2 4.5m 1.5m 3.0m 6.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["R2 4.5m 1.5m 3.0m 6.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["R2 4.5m 1.5m 3.0m 6.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"other":{"value":["Perimeter wall height limit of 7.32 m","Where a lane exists, driveway access must be from the lane","Garage doors and carport entrances facing a street must be set back at least 6 m where the principal use is a single residential dwelling or duplex (or the lot is R5)"],"quotes":["R2 40% 7m 9m 7.32m","Perimeter Wall Height","7.7.2 Within the Single Dwelling Residential – Small Lot (R2) zone, where a lane exists,","driveway access must be from the lane.","street must be setback at least 6m where:","a) the principal use is a single residential dwelling or duplex; or"]}},"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=66","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/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}