---
title: "RS2 zone in Princeton: Single Family Residential (Small Parcel)"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: RS2
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/rs2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/rs2.json"
---

# RS2 zone in Princeton: Single Family Residential (Small Parcel)

Accommodate single detached residential housing on compact, serviced lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate single detached residential housing on compact, serviced lots.
- **Main uses:** Home occupation, minor; Carriage house; Single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suite; Accessory uses, buildings, and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (3,300 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 25 units/ha (10 units/ac); 1 single detached dwelling per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (33 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (20 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.0 m (3.3 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m (13 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m (20 ft), rear 1.3 m (4 ft), interior side 1.3 m (4 ft), exterior side 4 m (13 ft)
- **Other rules:** Maximum floor area of an accessory building is 50 m² (538 ft²); Minimum width or length of a single detached dwelling is 4.5 m (15 ft)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 12](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=45) (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/rs2/_