{"title":"RR-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Rural Residential - Small Lot","code":"RR-2","slug":"rr-2","name":"Rural Residential - Small Lot","group":"Residential","section":"6.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate small Parcel rural residential properties for Single and Duplex in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate small Parcel rural residential properties for Single and Duplex in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate small Parcel rural residential properties for Single and Duplex","in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex","Manufactured Dwelling","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["A Duplex; or","A Manufactured Dwelling; or","A Single Detached Dwelling."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Commercial Greenhouse","Home Based Business, Minor","Home Based Business, Major","Nursery","Veterinary Hospital, Minor","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Bed and Breakfast","Boarding House","Secondary Suite","Agriculture","Hobby Farm","Kennel"],"note":"Some uses are listed as 'ONE OF' groups: only one from the group may be used.","quotes":["Commercial Greenhouse; or","Home Based Business, Minor (see Section 3.13); or","Home Based Business, Major (see Section 3.14); or","Nursery; or","Veterinary Hospital, Minor;","AND ONE OF:","Accessory Dwelling Unit (Duplex excluded; see Section 3.18); or","Bed and Breakfast (Duplex excluded, see Section 3.15); or","Boarding House (Duplex excluded, see Section 3.16); or","Secondary Suite (Duplex excluded, see Section 3.18);","AND:","Agriculture;","Hobby Farm;","Kennel."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 ha","quotes":["b. Minimum Parcel Area: …………………………………….0.4 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["a. Minimum Parcel Width: ………………………………….30.0m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"15%","quotes":["c. Maximum Parcel Coverage: …………………………….15%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One (1) principal building per Parcel; max 2 units per parcel","quotes":["a. Maximum Density: ........................................ One (1) Principal Building per Parcel","d. Maximum number of Dwelling Units per Parcel: ……….. 2 units"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: .......................................... 11.0m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9.0 m; accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: .......................................... 9.0m","g. Maximum Accessory Dwelling Unit Height: 8.0m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Front Yard Setback: ...................... 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ....................... 6.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: ........... 6.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: .......... 6.0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"exterior side 6.0 m, interior side 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: .......... 6.0m","d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: ........... 6.0m","e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ....................... 3.0m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area 10% of the Parcel Area","Outdoor storage of goods, materials, and supplies is specifically prohibited between the front of the Principal Building and a Highway.","For parcels containing a Single Detached Dwelling, only one Secondary Suite or one Accessory Dwelling Unit is permitted."],"quotes":["a. Maximum Density: ........................................ Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","b. Maximum Combined Floor Area: ................. 10% of the Parcel Area","Outdoor storage of goods, materials, and supplies is specifically prohibited between the front of the","Principal Building and a Highway.","For parcels containing a Single Detached Dwelling, only one Secondary Suite or one Accessory","Dwelling Unit is permitted."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026","url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws: this one for the Fort Nelson townsite, and Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (office consolidation December 2024, https://nr.civicweb.net/document/125394/) for the Rural Official Community Plan area; the rural zones below carry that bylaw as source_url, and their pdf_page numbers are pages of that PDF. Both are office consolidations \"not the official version of the bylaw\". Codes C-1, C-2, RR-1, RR-2 and A-1/A-2 vs A exist in both bylaws with different meanings."},"source_url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=67","place":{"path":"ca/bc/northern-rockies","name":"Northern Rockies","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rr-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rr-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rr-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/index.json"}}