---
title: "R2 zone in Telkwa: Multiple Unit Residential"
place: Telkwa, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/telkwa
zone: R2
bylaw: Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in Telkwa: Multiple Unit Residential

Diversify housing in the Village by permitting multiple unit residential developments in appropriate locations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Diversify housing in the Village by permitting multiple unit residential developments in appropriate locations.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Dwelling Single Detached; Dwelling, Duplex; Dwelling, Fourplex; Dwelling, Rowhouse; Dwelling, Triplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Day Care; Home Business; Short-Term Rental Accommodation; Suite, Attached; Suite, Detached
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (single detached, duplex); 30.0 m (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (single detached, duplex); 60% (row house, tri-plex/four-plex, apartment)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house, tri-plex/four-plex); 7.5 m (apartment)
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m (single detached, duplex, row house, tri-plex/four-plex); 7.5 m (apartment)
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum building width: single detached 7.5 m; duplex 6.0 m; tri-plex/four-plex 5.0 m; apartment 10.0 m

## Source

- [Village of Telkwa Zoning Bylaw No. 747, 2022 (adopted March 22, 2022), s. 6](https://www.telkwa.ca/_files/ugd/a93d86_9bedd68db9be4179adca3b8b55fb8789.pdf#page=42) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Telkwa: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/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/telkwa/zoning/r2/_