---
title: "RD zone in Princeton: Two Family Residential"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: RD
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rd/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rd.json"
---

# RD zone in Princeton: Two Family Residential

Accommodate single detached and duplex housing on mid-sized, serviced lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate single detached and duplex housing on mid-sized, serviced lots.
- **Main uses:** Duplex; Home occupation, major (only in a single detached dwelling); Home occupation, minor; Single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suite; Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 12, Block 44, Plan KAP96, District Lot 706, YDYD (288 Burton Avenue): minimum parcel frontage not less than 25% of the parcel depth; Lot 13, Block 44, Plan KAP96, District 706, YDYD (292 Burton Avenue): minimum parcel frontage not less than 25% of the parcel depth; Lot B, Plan KAP51314, District Lot 706, YDYD (294 Burton Avenue): minimum parcel frontage not less than 25% of the parcel depth
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha when not connected to the municipal sewer system; 550.0 m² when connected to the municipal sewer system; 225.0 m² for subdivision of duplexes into their individual units, when connected to the municipal sewer system
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (58 ft) for fully serviced lots with a lane; 20 m (65 ft) for fully serviced lots without a lane; on strata subdivisions each dwelling unit must retain 50% of frontage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 36 units/ha (15 units/ac); 1 principal building per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.0 m (3 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m (11 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m (20 ft), rear 1.5 m (5 ft), interior side 1.8 m (6 ft), exterior side 3.5 m (11 ft)
- **Other rules:** Minimum width or length of a single detached dwelling is 5.5 m (18 ft)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 14](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=48) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Princeton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/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/princeton/zoning/rd/_