---
title: "RS-2 zone in Parksville: Medium Density Residential"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: RS-2
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/rs-2.json"
---

# RS-2 zone in Parksville: Medium Density Residential

A mix of low and medium density housing, allowing a variety of housing types and secondary suites.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of low and medium density housing, allowing a variety of housing types and secondary suites.
- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwellings; Duplex; Multiple Family Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Suites; Home Based Business
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33% (single family or duplex); 40% (multiple family residential)
- **Maximum density:** 4 per lot or 30 per hectare, whichever is greater; floor area ratio 0.70
- **Maximum height:** 8.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (single family or duplex); 4.5 m (multiple family residential)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (single family or duplex); 6.0 m (multiple family residential)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.6 m (single family or duplex); 6.0 m (multiple family residential)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (single family or duplex); 4.5 m (multiple family residential)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 0.6 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 203](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=28) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Parksville: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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/parksville/zoning/rs-2/_