---
title: "RI-2 zone in White Rock: (Infill 2) SSMUH Residential Zone"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
zone: RI-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/ri-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/ri-2.json"
---

# RI-2 zone in White Rock: (Infill 2) SSMUH Residential Zone

Infill redevelopment in the East Side Large Lot Infill Redevelopment Area: up to four dwelling units on a parcel outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, or up to six within 400 m

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Infill redevelopment in the East Side Large Lot Infill Redevelopment Area: up to four dwelling units on a parcel outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, or up to six within 400 m
- **Main uses:** One-unit residential use; House-plex (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 (With a one-unit residential use not more than one of the first seven; with a house-plex only an accessory dwelling unit; home occupation also permitted.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 256.0 m² (narrow lot with rear lane access); 335.0 m² (narrow lot with shared access)
- **Minimum lot width:** Interior lots 9.15 m (rear lane access) or 10.0 m (shared access); corner lots 10.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Outside 400 m of a bus stop: up to 3 units (lots up to 280 m²), up to 4 units (lots over 280 m² and under 4,050 m²); within 400 m: up to 4 units (lots over 280 m² and under 281 m²), up to 6 units (lots 281 m² or more)
- **Maximum height:** 7.7 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory dwelling unit 7.0 m (roof slope 6:12 or more) or 6.0 m (lesser slope); ancillary buildings and structures 3.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (lot with shared access driveway or abutting a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (lot with rear yard access from a lane); 2.07 m on the driveway access side and 1.2 m on the other side (lot with shared access driveway)
- **Street side setback:** 2.07 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 1.2 m (shared access) or 3.0 m (abutting a lane); exterior side 2.07 m; interior side 0.0 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other (rear lane access), or 0.0 m and 1.5 m (shared access); not permitted in the front yard
- **Other rules:** Floor area: up to 1.0 times the lot area (up to 2 units), 1.1 for more than 2 units; Impermeable surface maximum 80%; at least 20% permeable; Only one ancillary building per lot, at least 3.0 m from the principal building

## Source

- [White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026), s. 6.5](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=61) (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/ri-2/_