{"title":"R2-R zone in North Cowichan: Rural Residential Restricted","code":"R2-R","slug":"r2-r","name":"Rural Residential Restricted","group":"Residential","section":"57.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-Family Dwelling, Assisted Living, Community Care Facility, Supportive Housing, Bed and Breakfast, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-Family Dwelling","Assisted Living","Community Care Facility","Supportive Housing","Bed and Breakfast","Home-based Business","Secondary Suite"],"note":"Assisted Living, Supportive Housing and Community Care Facilities: no more than three residents, within a single-family dwelling only; Bed and Breakfast must be accessory with no more than three sleeping units.","quotes":["The permitted uses for the R2-R zone are as follows:","Single-Family Dwelling","Assisted Living","Community Care Facility","Supportive Housing","Bed and Breakfast","Home-based Business","Secondary Suite","(i) the number of residents does not exceed three, and","(ii) the use is within a single-family dwelling unit only.","(e) Bed and Breakfast uses may have no more than three sleeping units.","must be an accessory use and shall not"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"890 m² (9,580 sq. ft.)","quotes":["The minimum permitted lot size for the R2-R zone is 890 m2 (9,580 sq. ft.)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"21.0 m (68.90')","quotes":["The minimum permitted frontage for the R2-R zone is 21.0 m (68.90')."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of the lot area","quotes":["is 30% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"No more than two dwelling units and one residential building per lot","quotes":["The number of dwelling units shall not exceed two.","The number of residential buildings shall not exceed one."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m (29.53')","quotes":["Principal Buildings, 9.0 m (29.53’)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (16.40')","quotes":["Accessory Buildings, 5.0 m (16.40’)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (19.68')","quotes":["Principal Buildings","Yard, Front, 6.0 m (19.68')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"8.0 m (26.25')","quotes":["Yard, Rear, 8.0 m (26.25')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.84')","quotes":["Yard, Side, 3.0 m (9.84')"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m (19.68'), side 1.0 m (3.28'), rear 1.5 m (4.92')","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures (Excluding Fences)","Yard, Front, 6.0 m (19.68')","Yard, Side, 1.0 m (3.28')","Yard, Rear, 1.5 m (4.92')"]},"other":{"value":["Vehicle entrance of a principal or accessory building must be at least 5.8 m (19.03') from a public road other than a lane"],"quotes":["is 5.8 m (19.03')."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 (consolidation current to September 14, 2026)","url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover says the bylaw was consolidated by the Corporate Officer; the repealed zones CD3, CD5 and CD7 are not listed. Suffix a or b on a zone code (for example W2a) marks a sub-zone with additional uses (s. 44)."},"source_url":"https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/blc%202950_Zoning%20Bylaw%20Consolidated%20to%203974%203989%204002%203988%204008%204016.pdf#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-cowichan","name":"North Cowichan","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r2-r/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r2-r.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/r2-r.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning/index.json"}}