{"title":"RS-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Residential Single Detached - Mixed","code":"RS-2","slug":"rs-2","name":"Residential Single Detached - Mixed","group":"Residential","section":"6.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for manufactured housing, conventional Single Detached Dwellings and Duplexes, in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses, in order to provide a variety of housing options, styles and prices within the Regional Municipality.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for manufactured housing, conventional Single Detached Dwellings and Duplexes, in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses, in order to provide a variety of housing options, styles and prices within the Regional Municipality.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to provide for manufactured housing, conventional Single Detached Dwellings","and Duplexes, in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses, in order to provide a variety of","housing options, styles and prices within the Regional Municipality."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex","Single Detached Dwelling","Manufactured Dwelling"],"quotes":["A Duplex; or","A Single Detached Dwelling; or","A Manufactured Dwelling."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Based Business, Minor","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Bed and Breakfast","Boarding House","Secondary Suite"],"note":"Some uses are listed as 'ONE OF' groups: only one from the group may be used.","quotes":["Home Based Business, Minor (see Section 3.13);","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)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"540 m² except it is 380 m² for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex","quotes":["b. Minimum Parcel Area: ………………………………….540sq.m","………………………………EXCEPT it is 380sq.m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m except it is 9.0 m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex","quotes":["a. Minimum Parcel Width: ………………………………….15.0m","………………………………EXCEPT it is 9.0m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["c. Maximum Parcel Coverage: ……….……………………40%"]},"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 Building Height: ........................... 11.0m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 m; accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building","quotes":["f. Maximum Building Height: ........................... 6.0m","g. Maximum Accessory Dwelling Unit Height:……… 8.0m","……………………………… ...................................... AND not greater in Height than the Principal Building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Front Yard Setback: ...................... 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m, may be reduced to 3.0 m for Mobile Dwellings","quotes":["e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 6.0m, may be reduced to 3.0m for Mobile Dwellings"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (not required for common wall of a Duplex subdivided under section 6.3.6(b).)","quotes":["d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: ........... 1.5m (not required for common wall of a Duplex","subdivided under section 6.3.6(b).)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: .......... 3.0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: .......... 3.0m","d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: ........... 1.5m","e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ....................... 1.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel (excluding Accessory Dwelling Units); floor area combined total of 90 m² or 10% of the Parcel Area, whichever is less","The subdivision of an RS-2 Parcel into two (2) Duplex Parcels in an RS-2 Zone is permitted. The minimum Parcel Width for each single side of a Duplex Parcel is 9.0m.","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 (excluding","Accessory Dwelling Units)","b. Maximum Combined Floor Area: ................. Combined total of 90sq.m OR","…………………………… ......................................... …10% of the Parcel Area, whichever is less","The subdivision of an RS-2 Parcel into two (2) Duplex Parcels in an RS-2 Zone is permitted. The","minimum Parcel Width for each single side of a Duplex Parcel is 9.0m.","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=61","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/rs-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rs-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/rs-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/index.json"}}