---
title: "R-2 zone in Port Clements: Rural Residential"
place: Port Clements, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-clements
zone: R-2
bylaw: Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Port Clements: Rural Residential

One and two-family dwellings on rural parcels.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** One and two-family dwellings on rural parcels.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling units; Two-family dwelling or duplex; Agricultural and horticultural use; Forestry and logging
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 5,000 m² (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 50 m frontage on the highway
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 % of the site area, including buildings, structures and accessory buildings
- **Maximum height:** Three stories to a maximum of 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (from an adjacent parcel or road)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Not permitted within the front or side setback of the principal building; rear 1.5 m

## Source

- [Village of Port Clements Zoning Bylaw No. 444, 2024 (adopted February 17, 2026), s. 7.3.2](https://portclements.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/February-17-2026-Regular-Council-Meeting-Agenda-Package.pdf#page=83) (read 2026-11-08)

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