---
title: "RU2 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Uplands 2"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: RU2
bylaw: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ru2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ru2.json"
---

# RU2 zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural Uplands 2

Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Agriculture, Public service uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Agriculture; Public service uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13
- **Minimum lot area:** Subdivision: average lot area 32 ha; smallest individual lot 32 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 5%
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per 8 ha (not counting secondary suites); 1 seasonal cottage per 8 ha
- **Front setback:** 15 m
- **Rear setback:** 15 m
- **Interior side setback:** 15 m
- **Street side setback:** 15 m
- **Other rules:** Farm buildings and farm structures: 465 m² total floor area at most

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.10](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=112) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salt Spring Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/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/salt-spring-island/zoning/ru2/_