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R-2 zone in Taylor: Medium Density Residential

Taylor, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Compact, diverse and attainable housing that bridges single detached dwellings and apartment buildings.

Zone rules

PurposeCompact, diverse and attainable housing that bridges single detached dwellings and apartment buildings.
Main uses
  • Community care facility
  • Duplex
  • Fourplex
  • Single detached dwelling
  • Triplex
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory buildings or structures
  • Accessory dwelling unit
  • Backyard hen enclosure
  • Bed and breakfast
  • Bee keeping
  • Daycare
  • Home-based business
  • Secondary suite
Minimum lot area900 m²
Minimum lot width20.0 m (duplex); 15.0 m (single detached)
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum density40 units / ha
Maximum height10.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings7.0 m
Front setback6.0 m
Rear setback3.0 m
Interior side setback1.5 m
Street side setback3.0 m
Accessory building setbacksfront 6.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 2.0 m
Other rules
  • 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.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 898, 2025 (Second Reading Version), s. 12.0 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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