{"title":"R2 zone in Valemount: Residential - Single & Two-Unit","code":"R2","slug":"r2","name":"Residential - Single & Two-Unit","group":"Residential","section":"5.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To accommodate fully serviced residential development in the form of single-detached and two-unit dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To accommodate fully serviced residential development in the form of single-detached and two-unit dwellings.","quotes":["To accommodate fully serviced residential development in the form of single-detached and","two-unit dwellings."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, Single-Detached","Dwelling, Two-unit"],"quotes":["(a) Dwelling, Single-Detached","(b) Dwelling, Two-unit"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures","Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Residential","Dwelling, Detached Accessory Unit","Home Based Business 1 – Minor","Home Based Business 2 – Major","Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor (conditional)","Dwelling, Mobile (conditional, must be less than 20 years old)"],"note":"Mobile dwellings and Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor are conditional uses.","quotes":["(a) Accessory uses, buildings and structures 1","(b) Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Residential 2 (per Bylaw 858)","(c) Dwelling, Detached Accessory Unit","(c) Home Based Business 1– Minor 3","(d) Home Based Business 2 – Major 3","(b) Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor 1","(a) Dwelling, Mobile shall be less than 20 years old."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Two Single-Detached Dwellings (maximum) on Lot 2, District Lot 7356, Cariboo Plan PGP 10406 (1363 3 Avenue); no Short Term Vacation Rental; smaller dwelling minimum floor area 37 m², minimum rear setback 1.8 m","Two Single-Detached Dwellings permitted on Lot 15, District Lot 7355, Cariboo District Plan 23725 (935 Beavan Crescent)","Two Single-Detached Dwellings permitted on Lot 1, District Lot 7356 Cariboo District Plan 10351 (1303 Dogwood Street)","Short Term Vacation Rental – Major permitted on Parcel E (consolidation of Lots 50 and 51) District Lot 7355 Cariboo District Plan 26762 (1015 14th Avenue)"],"quotes":["(a) A maximum of two Single detached Dwellings are permitted on Lot 2, District Lot 7356, Cariboo","Plan PGP 10406 (1363 3 Avenue), and no Short Term Vacation Rental use shall be permitted on","(i) The minimum Floor Area of the smaller Single-Detached Dwelling is 37 m2.","(ii) The minimum Rear Parcel Setback is 1.8 meters.","(i) Lot 15, District Lot 7355, Cariboo District Plan 23725 (935 Beavan Crescent)","(ii) Lot 1, District Lot 7356 Cariboo District Plan 10351 (1303 Dogwood Street)","(d) Short Term Vacation Rental – Major is permitted on Parcel E (Being a Consolidation of Lots 50 And"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single-Detached Dwelling: 375 m² (4,036 ft²); Two-Unit (one parcel): 500 m² (5,382 ft²); Two-Unit divided into two parcels: 250 m² (2691 ft²) per parcel","quotes":["Minimum parcel area shall be 375 m2 (4,036 ft2).","Minimum parcel area shall be 500 m2 (5,382 ft2).","Minimum parcel area shall be 250 m2 (2691 ft2) per"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Single-detached lot: 10.00 m (32.80 ft.); Two-unit lot: 15.24 m (50 ft.), or 11 m per lot if divided into two parcels; minimum lot length 25 m (82 ft.)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width – 10.00m (32.80 ft.)","Minimum Lot Width – 15.24m (50 ft.) (11m","(c) Minimum Lot Length 25m (82 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (all dwellings, buildings and structures); accessory buildings not to exceed 80% of the principal dwelling","quotes":["structures on a lot","(a) Total site coverage of all dwellings, buildings and 50%","shall not exceed 80% of the principal"]},"max_density":{"value":"Up to three dwelling units per parcel: one Single-Detached Dwelling plus one Attached and one Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit; or one Two-Unit Dwelling plus one Attached or one Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","quotes":["(a) A maximum of three Dwelling Units per parcel shall be permitted in the R-2 zone if developed in the","(i) One Single-Detached Dwelling plus one Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit and one Detached","(ii) One Two-Unit Dwelling plus one Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit or one Detached"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m (34.45 ft.)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.5m (34.45 ft.) First Storey – 5.0m (16.4 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"First storey 5.0 m (16.4 ft.); second storey 6.0 m (19.68 ft.)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.5m (34.45 ft.) First Storey – 5.0m (16.4 ft.)","Second Storey - 6.0m (19.68 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m minimum","quotes":["(a) Front 4.0m minimum Equal to or greater Equal to or greater than"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.0 m minimum","quotes":["(b) Rear 4.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 3.0m minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m minimum (does not apply to the common wall of a Two-Unit Dwelling divided into two parcels)","quotes":["(c) Interior side lot 2.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 2.0m minimum","Where a Two-Unit Dwelling is divided into two separate parcels, the minimum Interior Side Parcel Line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m minimum","quotes":["(d) Exterior side lot 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory building: front equal to or greater than principal building, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: front equal to or greater than principal building, rear 3.0 m, interior side 2.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["(b) Rear 4.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 3.0m minimum","(c) Interior side lot 2.0m minimum 1.0m minimum 2.0m minimum","(d) Exterior side lot 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum 3.0m minimum","than principal building principal building"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum building width of Single-Detached Dwellings: 4.75 m","Parcels must be fully serviced with municipal piped water and sewer"],"quotes":["(a) Minimum Building Width of Single-Detached Dwellings 4.75m","(a) No parcel shall be created in the R-2 zone which is not fully serviced with municipal piped water"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)","url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village lists this as \"Zoning Bylaw No. 847_Consolidated 2026\". The bylaw is a 2021 bylaw with 8 amendments (2022 to 2026) folded in. Zoning map is Part 7 of the bylaw (an image page)."},"source_url":"https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=53","place":{"path":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/index.json"}}