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title: "R2 zone in District of North Vancouver: Urban Detached Residential Zone"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: R2
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in District of North Vancouver: Urban Detached Residential Zone

Permit ground-oriented detached housing forms with an emphasis on above ground living, primarily a house which may include a suite and be accompanied by a coach house.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit ground-oriented detached housing forms with an emphasis on above ground living, primarily a house which may include a suite and be accompanied by a coach house.
- **Main uses:** Residential Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Use; Child Care Services; Coach House; Home Occupation; Parking Use; Secondary Suite; Tourist Accommodation Services (A secondary suite must be in the principal building and no larger than 49% of its gross floor area.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 660 m²; R2 (S1) 335 m²; R2 (S2) 1,100 m²; R2 (S3) 4,000 m² (for lots created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m; R2 (S1) 10 m; R2 (S2) 24 m; R2 (S3) 30 m (for lots created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55% of net lot area for lots 464.5 m² or smaller; 45% for lots over 464.5 m²; 25% in the front 6.1 m (20 ft) of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 1 principal dwelling unit, 1 secondary suite and 1 coach house per lot. Total floor area without a coach house: lot area x 0.7 + 92.9 m² (lots 464.5 m² or smaller) or lot area x 0.55 + 92.9 m², up to 650.3 m² (larger lots). With a coach house: lot area x 0.7 + 139.4 m² or lot area x 0.55 + 139.4 m², up to 696.8 m². Coach house up to 130.1 m². Detached garages and accessory buildings together: 92.9 m².
- **Maximum height:** Within the front 6.10 m (20 ft) of the lot: 6.7 m (22 ft) with a flat or low-slope roof, 8.5 m (28 ft) with a roof of 3:12 or steeper (2 storeys). Elsewhere on the lot: 10.1 m (33 ft) flat or low-slope roof, 11.6 m (38 ft) roof of 3:12 or steeper (3 storeys).
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Coach house: 6.7 m (22 ft) flat or low-slope roof, 8.5 m (28 ft) roof of 3:12 or steeper (2 storeys). Detached garages: 3.7 m (12 ft) or 5.5 m (18 ft) (roof 3:12 or steeper). Accessory buildings: 3.7 m (12 ft) or 4.6 m (15 ft) (roof 3:12 or steeper). Garages and accessory buildings 1 storey.
- **Front setback:** 3.1 m (10 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (25 ft), also 7.6 m (25 ft) where the rear abuts a lane allowance
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (4 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Coach house: front 15.2 m (50 ft), rear 3.1 m (10 ft) (1.5 m / 5 ft abutting a lane allowance), side 1.2 m (4 ft). Detached garage: front 3.1 m (10 ft) side entry or 6.1 m (20 ft) front entry, rear 1.5 m (5 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft). Accessory buildings: front 6.1 m (20 ft), rear 1.2 m (4 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft).
- **Other rules:** Maximum building wall length 19.8 m (65 ft) and maximum building depth 19.8 m (65 ft).; Maximum building width in the front 6.1 m (20 ft) of the lot is 7.6 m (25 ft).; Decks, balconies and verandas may be at most 4.6 m (15 ft) high above grade.; Lot needs a contiguous landscape area of 6.1 m x 6.1 m (20 ft x 20 ft), or landscape areas totalling 35% (lots 464.5 m² or smaller) or 45% (larger lots) of net lot area.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 525](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/zoning-guide-section-525.pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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/north-vancouver-district/zoning/r2/_