---
title: "RE-2 zone in White Rock: SSMUH Estate Residential 2 Zone"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
zone: RE-2
bylaw: White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/re-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/re-2.json"
---

# RE-2 zone in White Rock: SSMUH Estate Residential 2 Zone

Up to four dwelling units on a parcel of 4,050 m² or less outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, or up to six within 400 m, in a variety of building forms

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Up to four dwelling units on a parcel of 4,050 m² or less outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, or up to six within 400 m, in a variety of building forms
- **Main uses:** One-unit residential use; House-plex (only on a parcel of 4,050 m² or less) (Only one principal use per parcel.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Child care centre; Boarding use; Registered secondary suite; Accessory dwelling unit; Bed & breakfast; Short term rental; Care facility; Home occupation (Not more than one of the first seven with a one-unit residential use; with a house-plex only an accessory dwelling unit; home occupation with a one-unit residential use.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 23.0 m (lot depth 60.0 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **Maximum density:** Outside 400 m of a bus stop: up to 4 units (lots over 280 m² and under 4,050 m²); within 400 m: up to 6 units (lots 281 m² or more)
- **Maximum height:** 7.7 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (ancillary buildings, structures and accessory dwelling units)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.8 m; 7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts the interior side lot line of an adjacent residential lot
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.8 m (7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts the interior side lot line of an adjacent residential lot); not permitted in the front yard
- **Other rules:** Floor area: up to 0.35 times the lot area (up to 2 units), 0.4 for more than 2 units; Impermeable surface maximum 60%; at least 40% permeable; Only one ancillary building per lot; accessory dwelling units at least 3.0 m from the principal building

## Source

- [White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026), s. 6.7](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=66) (read 2026-11-07)

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