{"title":"RS-2 zone in Parksville: Medium Density Residential","code":"RS-2","slug":"rs-2","name":"Medium Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"203","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of low and medium density housing, allowing a variety of housing types and secondary suites.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of low and medium density housing, allowing a variety of housing types and secondary suites.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for a mixture of low and medium density housing by allowing a"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Dwellings","Duplex","Multiple Family Residential"],"quotes":["Single Family Dwellings","Duplex","Multiple Family Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Suites","Home Based Business"],"quotes":["Secondary Suites (a)","Home Based Business (b)"]},"site_specific":{"value":["463 Hirst Avenue West (Strata Lots 1 to 20, District Lot 106, Nanoose District, Plan EPS7692): no more than 20 multiple family units in total"],"quotes":["described as 463 Hirst Avenue West (Strata Lots 1 to 20, District Lot 106, Nanoose","shall not exceed a maximum of 20 units in total."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"560 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot size shall be no less than 560 m2."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33% (single family or duplex); 40% (multiple family residential)","quotes":["(a) single family or duplex dwelling: 33%","(b) multiple family residential: 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"4 per lot or 30 per hectare, whichever is greater; floor area ratio 0.70","quotes":["Dwelling Units 4 per lot or 30 per hectare","Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 0.70"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.6 m","quotes":["Height of Principal Buildings 8.6 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Height of Accessory Buildings and Structures 5.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (single family or duplex); 4.5 m (multiple family residential)","quotes":["Single Family or Duplex (a) 4.5 m 3.0 m 4.5 m 1.6 m","Multiple Family Residential 4.5 m 6.0 m 4.5 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (single family or duplex); 6.0 m (multiple family residential)","quotes":["Single Family or Duplex (a) 4.5 m 3.0 m 4.5 m 1.6 m","Multiple Family Residential 4.5 m 6.0 m 4.5 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.6 m (single family or duplex); 6.0 m (multiple family residential)","quotes":["Single Family or Duplex (a) 4.5 m 3.0 m 4.5 m 1.6 m","Multiple Family Residential 4.5 m 6.0 m 4.5 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (single family or duplex); 4.5 m (multiple family residential)","quotes":["Single Family or Duplex (a) 4.5 m 3.0 m 4.5 m 1.6 m","Multiple Family Residential 4.5 m 6.0 m 4.5 m 6.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.5 m, rear 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 0.6 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures (b) 4.5 m 1.2 m 3.0 m 0.6 m"]},"other":{"value":["Multiple family developments must provide useable open space: 46 m² per three-bedroom unit, 28 m² per two-bedroom, 19 m² per one-bedroom, 9 m² per bachelor unit.","Accessory buildings must be at least 3.0 metres from the principal building."],"quotes":["46 m2 for each three (3) bedroom dwelling unit;","28 m2 for each two (2) bedroom unit;","19 m2 for each one (1) bedroom unit;","9 m2 for each bachelor unit.","Accessory buildings and structures shall be located not less than 3.0 metres from any"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)","url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The PDF is marked \"Consolidated only for convenience\". Zone sections are in Division 200. CD-15 and several other CD numbers no longer exist (repealed or never used), so they are not listed."},"source_url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=28","place":{"path":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/index.json"}}