---
title: "R-2 zone in Vanderhoof: Attached Dwellings"
place: Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vanderhoof
zone: R-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020 (consolidated version including amendments as of July 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in Vanderhoof: Attached Dwellings

Main uses: Group housing complex, Rowhousing complex, Single-family dwelling, Two-family dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Group housing complex; Rowhousing complex; Single-family dwelling; Two-family dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory use, buildings, or structures; Home-based business; Secondary suite only in single-family dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 464 m² (single-family dwelling); 735 m² (two-family dwelling); 1,000 m² (group housing complex); 223 m² per rowhouse unit (rowhousing complex)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (single-family and two-family dwelling); 30.0 m (group housing complex); 7.0 m per row house unit (rowhousing complex)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (principal building or any structure)
- **Front setback:** 7.0 m (single-family or two-family dwelling); 8.0 m (group housing or row housing complex)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (single-family or two-family dwelling); 9.0 m (group housing or row housing complex)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1230, 2020 (consolidated version including amendments as of July 13, 2026)](https://vanderhoof.civicweb.net/document/72408#page=62) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Vanderhoof: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/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/vanderhoof/zoning/r-2/_