{"title":"R-2 zone in Vanderhoof: Attached Dwellings","code":"R-2","slug":"r-2","name":"Attached Dwellings","group":"Residential","section":null,"site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Group housing complex, Rowhousing complex, Single-family dwelling, Two-family dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Group housing complex","Rowhousing complex","Single-family dwelling","Two-family dwelling"],"quotes":["Group housing complex","Rowhousing complex Single‐","family dwelling Two‐family"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory use, buildings, or structures","Home-based business","Secondary suite only in single-family dwelling"],"quotes":["Accessory use, buildings, or","Home‐based business","Secondary suite only in single‐family"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464 m² (single-family dwelling); 735 m² (two-family dwelling); 1,000 m² (group housing complex); 223 m² per rowhouse unit (rowhousing complex)","quotes":["For a single‐family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 464 m2","For a two‐family dwelling, shall have an area of not less than 735 m2","For a group housing complex, shall have an area of not less than 1,000 m2","For a rowhousing complex, shall have an area of not less than 223 m2 per"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m (single-family and two-family dwelling); 30.0 m (group housing complex); 7.0 m per row house unit (rowhousing complex)","quotes":["For a single‐family dwelling and two‐family dwelling, shall have a frontage of","not less than 15.0 m","For a group housing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 30.0 m","For a rowhousing complex, shall have a frontage of not less than 7.0 m per"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 single-family dwelling plus 1 secondary residential use, or 1 two-family dwelling, per parcel; rowhousing and group housing complexes up to 40 units per gross ha","quotes":["The density shall not exceed 1 single‐family dwelling plus 1 secondary","residential use or 1 two‐family dwelling per parcel","Rowhousing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha","Group housing complex developments shall not exceed 40 units per gross ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (principal building or any structure)","quotes":["No principal building or any structure shall exceed 10.0 m in height"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.0 m (single-family or two-family dwelling); 8.0 m (group housing or row housing complex)","quotes":["7.0 m of the front parcel line","8.0 m of the front parcel line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (single-family or two-family dwelling); 9.0 m (group housing or row housing complex)","quotes":["6.0 m of the rear parcel line","9.0 m of the rear parcel line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["1.5 m of an interior side parcel line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: no closer to the front parcel line than the front wall of the principal building; rear 1.5 m; interior side 1.5 m; exterior side 5.0 m","quotes":["between the front wall of the principal building and","1.5 m of the rear parcel line","1.5 m of an interior side parcel line","5.0 m of an exterior side parcel line"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum dwelling width 7.0 m for single-family, two-family dwellings and rowhouse units; none for group housing","Minimum floor area 80 m² (single-family or two-family dwelling); 65 m² (group housing or row housing unit)","Off-street parking required under Part 5 of the bylaw"],"quotes":["shall be less than 7.0","There are no minimum width requirements for a group housing complex","No single‐family or two‐family dwelling shall have a floor area of less than 80","No group housing or row housing dwelling unit shall have a floor area of less","than 65 m2","off‐street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020 (consolidated version including amendments as of July 13, 2026)","url":"https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/72408","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidated copy is for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended to verify accuracy and completeness. Zones have no section numbers (headings only), shown under Part 8."},"source_url":"https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/72408#page=62","place":{"path":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/index.json"}}