---
title: "R2 zone in Valemount: Residential - Single & Two-Unit"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
zone: R2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in Valemount: Residential - Single & Two-Unit

To accommodate fully serviced residential development in the form of single-detached and two-unit dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate fully serviced residential development in the form of single-detached and two-unit dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single-Detached; Dwelling, Two-unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (Mobile dwellings and Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor are conditional uses.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 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.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (all dwellings, buildings and structures); accessory buildings not to exceed 80% of the principal dwelling
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34.45 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** First storey 5.0 m (16.4 ft.); second storey 6.0 m (19.68 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 4.0 m minimum
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m minimum (does not apply to the common wall of a Two-Unit Dwelling divided into two parcels)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m minimum
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** Minimum building width of Single-Detached Dwellings: 4.75 m; Parcels must be fully serviced with municipal piped water and sewer

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026), s. 5.5](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=53) (read 2026-11-08)

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