---
title: "RM-2 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Multiple Two"
place: Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sun-peaks
zone: RM-2
bylaw: Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/rm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM-2 zone in Sun Peaks: Residential Multiple Two

Low density multi-family residential or townhouse development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density multi-family residential or townhouse development.
- **Main uses:** Multi-family dwelling; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary residential dwelling unit; Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Property management business (owner and a maximum of one employee; no outdoor storage or sale of products; sign not to exceed 1 square metre): Strata Lot 3, District Lot 6336, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan KAS1658 (#3-2160 Sun Peaks Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 175 m² minimum usable parcel area for each dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot width:** 1/10th of the parcel perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.35
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m, or 3 m where the rear lot abuts a golf course
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum separation between principal buildings: 6 m; Minimum gross floor area of a dwelling unit: 50 m²; maximum bedrooms in a dwelling unit: 3; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: one per 38 principal dwelling units, maximum 100 m²; Auxiliary building for indoor recreation use: maximum 235 m²

## Source

- [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (consolidated, revised May 7, 2025), s. 17](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158#page=71) (read 2026-11-08)

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