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title: "R2 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 2"
place: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/qualicum-beach
zone: R2
bylaw: Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in Qualicum Beach: Residential 2

Low density zone for a diversity of housing types in the residential zones of the uptown area: single-detached dwelling, duplex, houseplex and ancillary dwelling units.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density zone for a diversity of housing types in the residential zones of the uptown area: single-detached dwelling, duplex, houseplex and ancillary dwelling units.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling; Duplex; Houseplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Ancillary Dwelling Unit; Home Occupation; Bed and Breakfast
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** Up to 4 dwelling units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex 9.0 m (flat roof 8.0 m); Houseplex 11.0 m (flat roof 10.0 m); Ancillary Dwelling Unit 6.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex 6.0 m; front-facing garage 6.0 m; Houseplex 2.0 m (less than 8.0 m wide and under 6.5 m high) or 4.0 m (larger); Ancillary Dwelling Unit 2.0 m (less than 8.0 m wide and under 6.5 m high) or 4.0 m (larger)
- **Rear setback:** Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex 6.0 m; Houseplex 6.0 m; rear-facing garage 2.0 m; 2.0 m for the portion of a Houseplex or Ancillary Dwelling Unit not more than 8.0 m wide and 6.5 m high
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, with the two interior side setbacks to the principal building adding up to at least 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex 4.5 m; Houseplex 4.0 m; Ancillary Dwelling Unit 2.0 m (A 6.0 m sight triangle must be maintained.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory building with floor area no more than 10 m² and no more than 3 m high: rear 0 m, interior side 0.0 m. Exterior side: 4.0 m for an accessory building
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: combined floor area of 75 m²; Where a parcel is adjacent to or contains a watercourse, Section 3.3 of the General Regulations applies; Roof overhangs, eaves, cornices and gutters may project up to 1.0 m into a required setback

## Source

- [Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), s. 3.4.112](https://qualicumbeach.com/preview?file_path=Bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%2C%20Bylaw%20No.%20900%2C%202024/Zoning%20Bylaw%2C%20Bylaw%20No.%20900%2C%202024%20(Combined%20Version%29.pdf#page=141) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Qualicum Beach: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/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/qualicum-beach/zoning/r2/_