---
title: "RM 2 zone in District of North Vancouver: Multiple-Family Residential Zone 2"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: RM 2
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/rm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM 2 zone in District of North Vancouver: Multiple-Family Residential Zone 2

Permit low to medium density development in a multiple-family townhouse or single-family building format (RM3 and RM6 also allow low-rise apartment buildings), leaving more of the site for landscaping and open space.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit low to medium density development in a multiple-family townhouse or single-family building format (RM3 and RM6 also allow low-rise apartment buildings), leaving more of the site for landscaping and open space.
- **Main uses:** Single-family residential buildings; Multiple-family residential townhouse buildings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; Accommodation of not more than two boarders or lodgers (where only one single-family building is on the lot); Secondary suite (where only one single-family building is on the lot); Bed and breakfast business (where only one single-family building is on the lot); Buildings or structures accessory to the permitted uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Buildings with accessory buildings, parking spaces and driveways: at most 50% of the lot area (where a Siting Area is designated in the Plan section)
- **Maximum density:** At most one dwelling unit for each 3600 square feet of lot area; single-family buildings (where only one is on the lot): no more than one for each 6,000 square feet
- **Maximum height:** 32 feet
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Height 12 ft, or 15 ft if the roof slope is 3 in 12 or greater
- **Accessory building setbacks:** At least 5 feet from any other building or structure; accessory buildings together may occupy at most 15% of the lot area
- **Other rules:** Buildings, together with accessory buildings, parking spaces and driveways, may occupy at most 50% of the lot area where a Siting Area is designated; otherwise buildings are sited under the general siting regulations (Section 408).; Secondary suite: at most the lesser of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft) or 49% of the net floor area of the building, but at least 90 m² (969 sq ft) is allowed; Accessory buildings together may occupy at most 15% of the lot area.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 550](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=779) (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/rm-2/_