---
title: "R-2 zone in Slocan: Special Residential"
place: Slocan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/slocan
zone: R-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 633, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, updated February 10, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Slocan: Special Residential

Main uses: Mobile Home, Permitted uses in the Single and Two Family Residential Zone (R-1).

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Mobile Home; Permitted uses in the Single and Two Family Residential Zone (R-1)
- **Minimum lot area:** 550 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 per cent of the site
- **Maximum density:** 2 residential units per site: mobile home plus one detached accessory residence; single family dwelling plus one detached accessory residence; single family dwelling plus one secondary suite; or a two family dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 10 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 metres, exterior side 4.5 metres, side (interior) 1.5 metres, rear 1.5 metres
- **Other rules:** Mobile home must be at least 4.27 metres wide and 4.27 metres deep, not including additions, carports, porches or decks; Single family or two family dwelling must be at least 5.5 metres wide and 5.5 metres deep

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 633, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, updated February 10, 2025), s. 5.5](http://www.slocancity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/633-Zoning-Bylaw-2013-CONSOLIDATED-Updated-Feb.-10-25.pdf#page=22) (read 2026-11-08)

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