{"title":"R2 zone in Telkwa: Multiple Unit Residential","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Multiple Unit Residential","group":"Residential","section":"6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Diversify housing in the Village by permitting multiple unit residential developments in appropriate locations.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Diversify housing in the Village by permitting multiple unit residential developments in appropriate locations.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to diversify housing stock in the Village by permitting multiple unit"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Dwelling Single Detached","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Fourplex","Dwelling, Rowhouse","Dwelling, Triplex"],"quotes":["Apartment","Dwelling Single Detached","Dwelling, Duplex","Dwelling, Fourplex","Dwelling, Rowhouse","Dwelling, Triplex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Day Care","Home Business","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"],"quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Day Care","Home Business","Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Suite, Attached","Suite, Detached"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"400 m² (single detached, duplex); 250 m² per unit (row house); 1000 m² (tri-plex/four-plex, apartment); 2 ha when not connected to community water and wastewater","quotes":["400 m 2","Dwelling, Row House 250 m2 per unit 30.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-plex/Four-Plex; Apartment 1000 m2 30.0 m","Minimum Parcel Size for all uses is 2 ha when not connected to a Community Water System"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m (single detached, duplex); 30.0 m (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["15.0 m","Dwelling, Row House 250 m2 per unit 30.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-plex/Four-Plex; Apartment 1000 m2 30.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (single detached, duplex); 60% (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)","quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling; Dwelling, Duplex: 50%","Dwelling, Row House: 60%","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex; Apartment: 60%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single detached: 1 principal dwelling unit per parcel; duplex: 2 per parcel; row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment: 40 dwelling units per hectare; other: 1 principal building per parcel","quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling: 1 Principal Dwelling Unit per Parcel","Dwelling, Duplex: 2 Principal Dwelling Units per Parcel","Dwelling, Row House: 40 Dwelling Units per hectare","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex; Apartment: 40 Dwelling Units per hectare","Other: 1 Principal Building per Parcel"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings: 10.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house, tri-plex/four-plex); 7.5 m (apartment)","quotes":["5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house, tri-plex/four-plex); 7.5 m (apartment)","quotes":["5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["5.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 5.0 m","Apartment 7.5 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum building width: single detached 7.5 m; duplex 6.0 m; tri-plex/four-plex 5.0 m; apartment 10.0 m"],"quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling: 7.5 m","Dwelling, Duplex: 6.0 m","Dwelling, Tri-Plex/Four-Plex 5.0 m","Apartment 10.0 m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022)","url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"No amendments were found on the Village's planning page; the page lists a second copy of the bylaw (a93d86_d217a583...pdf) with minor wording differences in the landscaping and fence section."},"source_url":"https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf#page=42","place":{"path":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/index.json"}}