{"title":"R 2 zone in Wells: Residential 2","code":"R 2","slug":"r-2","name":"Residential 2","group":"Residential","section":"4.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-family residential dwelling, Two-family residential dwelling, Public use including parks and playgrounds.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family residential dwelling","Two-family residential dwelling","Public use including parks and playgrounds"],"quotes":["a single-family residential dwelling","a two-family residential dwelling","a public use, including parks and playgrounds"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Temporary dwelling unit in conjunction with a single-family residential dwelling","Home occupation or home industry ancillary to a permitted residential use","Bed and breakfast accommodations or rooming and boarding accommodations","Ancillary buildings"],"quotes":["a temporary dwelling unit in conjunction with a single-family residential","a home occupation or a home industry ancillary to a permitted residential","bed and breakfast accommodations or rooming and boarding","ancillary buildings"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Single-family dwelling: 300 m² (community water and sewer); 615 m² (community water or sewer); 4,000 m² (no community services). Two-family dwelling: 557 m² (one parcel) or 278 m² (if divided into two parcels) with community water and sewer; 1,114 m² (one parcel) or 557 m² (if divided into two parcels) with community water or sewer; 4,000 m² with no community services","quotes":["Per Single-Family 300 square metres 615 square metres 4,000 square metres","Per Two-Family 557 square metres 1,114 square metres 4,000 square metres","one parcel; 278 square one parcel; 557 square"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["LOT COVERAGE (maximum): = 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.67 m","quotes":["HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS (maximum): = 10.67 metres (35 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Front Yard - Setback = 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear Yard - Setback = 3 metres (9.84 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.25 m (0 m where abutting another dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling)","quotes":["Interior Side Yard - Setback = 1.25 metres (4.1 feet)","family residential dwelling, an interior side yard setback of zero metres may be"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior Side Yard - Setback = 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Any building containing a residential use must be at least 6.5 m wide","Manufactured housing must comply with CSA A277 standards"],"quotes":["The minimum width of any building containing a residential use is 6.5 metres","A277 Standards."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of Wells Zoning and Tree Protection Bylaw No. 26, 2000 (with Amending Bylaws No. 123 and 125, 2013 not consolidated)","url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This is the original 2000 bylaw text. The District posts amending bylaws separately and not folded in: No. 6 1998 (an older CRD bylaw), No. 123, 2013 (adds single family dwelling as permitted use in CW, s. 4.1.A.1(a)iii) and No. 125, 2013 (adds RV seasonal temporary dwelling rules, s. 3.13(g),(h)). Neither adds a zone."},"source_url":"https://www.wells.ca/download_file/view/176/379#page=58","place":{"path":"ca/bc/wells","name":"Wells","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/r-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning/index.json"}}