{"title":"RM2 zone in Princeton: Multi-Family Residential (Low Density)","code":"RM2","slug":"rm2","name":"Multi-Family Residential (Low Density)","group":"Residential","section":"15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate low density multiple-family housing forms up to two storeys in height.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate low density multiple-family housing forms up to two storeys in height.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate low density multiple-family housing forms up to two storeys in height."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment building","Congregate care housing","Carriage house (on a parcel with a single detached dwelling)","Duplex","Home occupation, major (only in a single detached dwelling)","Home occupation, minor","Single detached dwelling","Townhouse"],"quotes":[".1 apartment building;",".2 congregate care housing;",".3 carriage house, on a parcel with a single detached dwelling, subject to Section 6.7;",".5 duplex;",".6 home occupation, major only in a single detached dwelling;",".7 home occupation, minor;",".8 single detached dwelling;",".9 townhouse; and,"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suite","Accessory uses, buildings and structures"],"quotes":[".4 secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30, 6.31, and 6.32;",".10 accessory uses, buildings and structures."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"669 m² (7,200 ft²) fully serviced; 836 m² (9,000 ft²) with community water service but no community sewer service","quotes":["Minimum parcel size 669 m2 (7,200 ft2) fully serviced","836 m2 (9,000 ft2) with community water"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (58 ft) for fully serviced lots with a lane; 21.3 m (69 ft) for fully serviced lots without a lane","quotes":["Minimum parcel frontage 18 m (58 ft) for fully serviced lots with a lane,","21.3 m (69 ft) for fully serviced lots without a"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% for one storey buildings; 25% for buildings over one storey","quotes":["Maximum parcel coverage 35% for one storey buildings","25% for buildings over one storey"]},"max_density":{"value":"50 units/ha (20 units/ac), based on two bedroom dwellings; floor area ratio 0.45","quotes":["Maximum density - Based on two 50 units/ha (20 units/ac)","Floor area ratio 0.45"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (33 ft) or 2 storeys","quotes":["principal building 10 m (33 ft) or 2 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 m (25 ft)","quotes":["accessory building 7.5m (25 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["front parcel line 6 m (20 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (20 ft)","quotes":["rear parcel line 6 m (20 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.4 m (8 ft)","quotes":["interior side parcel line 2.4 m (8 ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m (14 ft)","quotes":["exterior side parcel line 4 m (14 ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6 m (20 ft), rear 3 m (10 ft), interior side 2.4 m (8 ft), exterior side 4 m (14 ft)","quotes":["Minimum setback of accessory","front parcel line 6 m (20 ft)","rear parcel line 3 m (10 ft)","interior side parcel line 2.4 m (8 ft)","exterior side parcel line 4 m (14 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum floor area of a dwelling unit: bachelor 40 m² (431 ft²); one bedroom 55 m² (593 ft²); an additional 15 m² (162 ft²) per additional bedroom","Setback of principal building from a duplex or single detached dwelling: 2.4 m (8 ft)","Required open amenity area: bachelor 21 m² (226 ft²); 1 bedroom 32 m² (344 ft²); 2 bedroom 62 m² (667 ft²); 3 bedroom or more 101 m² (1,087 ft²)","A minimum of 25% open area must be at grade and outside the building"],"quotes":["bachelor unit 40 m2 (431 ft2)","one bedroom suite 55 m2 (593 ft2)","an additional 15 m2 (162 ft2) per additional","a duplex 2.4 m (8 ft)","a single detached dwelling 2.4 m (8 ft)","Bachelor Suite 21 m2 (226 ft2)","1 Bedroom Suite 32 m2 (344 ft2)","2 Bedroom Suite 62 m2 (667 ft2)","3 Bedroom Suite and Greater 101 m2 (1,087 ft2)","A minimum of 25% open area must be at grade and outside the building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation has no legislative sanction; the original bylaw must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. Later amending bylaws (for example 1039/2023 and 1040/2023 CD3 Culbertson Way, 1048/2024, 1049/2024 Business Park, 1051/2024, 1064/2025) are posted separately and are not in this consolidation, so zones created only by them (such as CD3) are not listed."},"source_url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=51","place":{"path":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rm2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rm2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rm2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/index.json"}}