---
title: "R-2 zone in View Royal: Duplex Residential"
place: View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/view-royal
zone: R-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (consolidated to June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/r-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning/r-2.json"
---

# R-2 zone in View Royal: Duplex Residential

Main uses: Residential, Detached, subject to the regulations of the R-1B zone for siting, floor area and size of buildings and other structures, Residential, Duplex, Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing, subject to Schedule E.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Residential, Detached, subject to the regulations of the R-1B zone for siting, floor area and size of buildings and other structures; Residential, Duplex; Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing, subject to Schedule E
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Secondary Suite within a Residential Detached dwelling only; Garden Suite, subject to Schedule D
- **Minimum lot area:** 650 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 17.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Principal Buildings per lot: 1; Secondary Suites per lot: 1; Floor Space Ratio: 0.6
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** all lot lines 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Up to 45 m² of garage floor area used for parking is not counted in building floor area; any area above 45 m² is counted.; Impermeable surface coverage maximum 60%; Residential Detached Building Floor Area: 400 m²; Minimum building width 6 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (consolidated to June 2026), s. 8.5](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf#page=74) (read 2026-11-07)

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