{"title":"R-2 zone in Port Clements: Rural Residential","code":"R-2","slug":"r-2","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Residential","section":"7.3.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"One and two-family dwellings on rural parcels.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"One and two-family dwellings on rural parcels.","quotes":["This zone is intended for one and two-family dwellings on rural parcels."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling units","Two-family dwelling or duplex","Agricultural and horticultural use","Forestry and logging"],"quotes":["single family dwelling units (2);","two-family dwelling or duplex (1)","agricultural and horticultural use;","forestry and logging;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit (on parcels serviced by the municipal sewer system)","Bed and breakfast establishment","Boarding house","Childcare program","Sale of produce grown on site (sales area up to 46.5 m², not within 5.0 m of any property line)","Secondary suite","Short term rental","Veterinary hospitals and kennels"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures;","accessory dwelling unit (1) on parcels serviced by the municipal sewer system;","bed and breakfast establishment (1);","boarding house (1);","childcare program (1);","sale of produce grown on site provided that the sales area does not exceed","46.5 m2 and is not located within 5.0 m of any property line;","secondary suite (1);","short term rental (1);","veterinary hospitals and kennels."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"5,000 m² (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["5,000 m2 parcel size."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"50 m frontage on the highway","quotes":["50 m frontage for the portion of the parcel that fronts on the highway."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33 % of the site area, including buildings, structures and accessory buildings","quotes":["shall not exceed 33 % of the site area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Three stories to a maximum of 11.0 m","quotes":["Principal buildings shall not exceed three stories to a maximum of 11.0 m; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Accessory building shall not exceed 7.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["front setback from a road 7.5 m;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["rear setback from a road 7.5 m; and"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)","quotes":["side setback from an adjacent parcel or road 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)","quotes":["side setback from an adjacent parcel or road 3.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Not permitted within the front or side setback of the principal building; rear 1.5 m","quotes":["not permitted within front setback of principal building;","rear setback from a road 1.5 m; and","not permitted within side setback of principal building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)","url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The text is from the Feb 17, 2026 Council agenda package (item G-1, pages 48-116 of the package PDF) because the posted bylaw (https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) is a scan with no text layer. The bylaw was read a third time and adopted on February 17, 2026. pdf_page numbers below are page numbers of the agenda package."},"source_url":"https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=83","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/index.json"}}