{"title":"R-2 zone in Taylor: Medium Density Residential","code":"R-2","slug":"r-2","name":"Medium Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"12.0","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Compact, diverse and attainable housing that bridges single detached dwellings and apartment buildings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Compact, diverse and attainable housing that bridges single detached dwellings and apartment buildings.","quotes":["The purpose of the R-2 zone is to accommodate residential development that supports"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Community care facility","Duplex","Fourplex","Single detached dwelling","Triplex"],"quotes":["Community care facility","Duplex","Fourplex","Single detached dwelling","Triplex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Backyard hen enclosure","Bed and breakfast","Bee keeping","Daycare","Home-based business","Secondary suite"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings or structures","Accessory dwelling unit","Backyard hen enclosure","Bed and breakfast","Bee keeping","Daycare","Home-based business","Secondary suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m²","quotes":["Minimum parcel area 900 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m (duplex); 15.0 m (single detached)","quotes":["a. for duplex 20.0 m","b. for single detached 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Maximum site coverage 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"40 units / ha","quotes":["Maximum residential density (dwelling units) 40 units / ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Maximum height for principal building 10.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.0 m","quotes":["Maximum height of accessory buildings and structures 7.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. front parcel line 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["d. rear parcel line 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["b. interior side parcel line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["c. exterior side parcel line 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 2.0 m","quotes":["a. front parcel line 6.0 m","b. interior side parcel line 1.5 m","c. exterior side parcel line 3.0 m","d. rear parcel line 2.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures: maximum size 90 m².","Where an accessory building is used as an accessory dwelling unit, the minimum rear setback is 3.0 m.","Maximum 1 principal building per parcel."],"quotes":["Maximum size of accessory buildings or structures 90 m2","yard setback shall be 3.0 m.","Maximum number of principal buildings per parcel 1"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (Second Reading Version)","url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The zone details come from the unsigned second-reading version posted on the District's civicweb host, because the adopted Zoning-Bylaw.pdf (March 2026) on the District site is a scan with no text layer. The adopted bylaw may differ."},"source_url":"https://taylor.civicweb.net/document/121760/#page=48","place":{"path":"ca/bc/taylor","name":"Taylor","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/zoning/index.json"}}