---
title: "RM-2 zone in Quesnel: Multi-Unit Residential (Medium Density)"
place: Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/quesnel
zone: RM-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM-2 zone in Quesnel: Multi-Unit Residential (Medium Density)

Medium-density multi-unit housing (e.g. apartments) on urban services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium-density multi-unit housing (e.g. apartments) on urban services.
- **Main uses:** Apartment dwelling; Assisted residential living; Congregate housing dwelling; Fourplex dwelling; Threeplex dwelling; Townhouse dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Community garden; Group day care; Minor home based business, except when the principal use is congregate; Personal care; Urban agriculture
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 2 DL 703 Plan PGP39945 only: maximum density 135 dwelling units per hectare; lot coverage for buildings, driveways and parking areas up to 100%, provided coverage for buildings is 50%.
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (66 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% for fourplex, threeplex, townhouse uses at 40 units per ha (16 units per ac) or less; 50% for residential development over 40 units per ha (16 units per ac); in both cases buildings, driveways and parking areas may cover up to 70%
- **Maximum density:** 90 dwelling units per ha (36 dwelling units per ac) for developments over 40 dwelling units per ha; floor area ratio 0.5 for fourplex, threeplex, townhouse at 40 units per ha or less, 1.1 for development over 40 units per ha
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (39 ft) or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7 m (23 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (10 ft)
- **Other rules:** Principal building must be at least 5.6 m (18 ft) wide.; No limit to the number of buildings, provided each group of units meets every rule of the zone.; Single detached dwellings are also permitted on parcels that already had one when the bylaw was adopted, following the RS-1 zone rules.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, s. 16](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=80) (read 2026-11-07)

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