RS-2 zone in Northern Rockies: Residential Single Detached - Mixed

Northern Rockies, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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.

Zone rules

Purpose	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.
Main uses	Duplex Single Detached Dwelling Manufactured Dwelling
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Home Based Business, Minor Accessory Dwelling Unit Bed and Breakfast Boarding House Secondary Suite Some uses are listed as 'ONE OF' groups: only one from the group may be used.
Minimum lot area	540 m² except it is 380 m² for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex
Minimum lot width	15.0 m except it is 9.0 m for the single side of a subdivided side-by-side Duplex
Maximum lot coverage	40%
Maximum density	One (1) principal building per Parcel; max 2 units per parcel
Maximum height	11.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	6.0 m; accessory dwelling unit 8.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
Front setback	6.0 m
Rear setback	6.0 m, may be reduced to 3.0 m for Mobile Dwellings
Interior side setback	1.5 m (not required for common wall of a Duplex subdivided under section 6.3.6(b).)
Street side setback	3.0 m
Accessory building setbacks	exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m
Other rules	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.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 6.3 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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