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RR2 zoning in BC
RR2 (also written RR-2, RR 2) means whatever the bylaw that zones the lot says: there is no provincial RR2 zone. 19 bylaws we've summarised use it, from 9 local governments. It goes by 7 names: Rural Residential (Small Holding) (6 bylaws), Rural 2 (5 bylaws), Rural Residential 2 (4 bylaws), Country Residential and 3 more. What it allows is below, bylaw by bylaw.
RR2 in each bylaw
| Local government | Homes allowed | Smallest lot for a subdivision | Lot coverage | Height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo Regional District Rural 2 · Chilcotin Area Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 3500, 1999 | One house or one duplex; with a house, a secondary suite or a carriage house; more homes for family on a big lot (see its page) | 2 ha | 20% | 10.67 m |
| Cariboo Regional District Rural 2 · South Cariboo Area Zoning Bylaw No. 3501, 1999 | One house or one duplex; with a house, a secondary suite or a carriage house | 2 ha (45.5 m along the water for a waterfront lot) | 20% | 10.67 m |
| Cariboo Regional District Rural 2 · Williams Lake Fringe and 150 Mile House Area Zoning Bylaw No. 3502, 1999 | One house or one duplex; with a house, a secondary suite or a carriage house | 2 ha (45.5 m along the water for a waterfront lot) | 20% | 10.67 m |
| Cariboo Regional District Rural 2 · Central Cariboo Area Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 3503, 1999 | One house or one duplex; with a house, a secondary suite or a carriage house | 2 ha | 20% | 10.67 m |
| Cariboo Regional District Rural 2 · North Cariboo Area Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 3505, 1999 | One house or one duplex; with a house, a secondary suite or a carriage house | 2 ha | 20% | 10.67 m |
| Columbia Shuswap Regional District Rural Residential (5,000 m²) · South Shuswap Zoning Bylaw No. 701 | One house, plus secondary dwelling units under s. 3.22 | 1 ha (s. 8.2.1; the 5,000 m² in the zone's name is not the minimum for new lots) | 40% on lots under 4,000 m² | Main buildings 11.5 m; accessory buildings 10 m with a dwelling in them, 8.5 m otherwise |
| Columbia Shuswap Regional District Rural Residential 2 · Electoral Area 'B' Zoning Bylaw No. 851 | One house, plus secondary dwelling units under s. 3.15; or a standalone residential campsite | 2 ha (20 m wide) | 25% | Main buildings 11.5 m; on lots under 2 ha, accessory buildings 10 m with a dwelling in them and 8.5 m otherwise; 10 m on 2 ha or more |
| Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Residential (Small Holding) · Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 | One house or one duplex, plus a secondary suite; a dwelling for a relative needing care is possible | 2 ha | 10% | House 10 m, accessory buildings 12 m |
| Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Residential (Small Holding) · Wycliffe Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2256, 2010 | One house (with a secondary suite) or one duplex; a dwelling for a relative needing care is possible | 2 ha | 10% (75% for greenhouses with closed waste and storm water systems) | House 10 m, accessory buildings 12 m |
| Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Residential (Small Holding) · South Country Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2320, 2011 | One house (with a secondary suite) or one duplex; a dwelling for a relative needing care is possible | 2 ha | 10% (75% for greenhouses with closed waste and storm water systems) | House 10 m, accessory buildings 12 m |
| Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Residential (Small Holding) · Electoral Area E Zoning and Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2502, 2014 | One house (with a secondary suite) or one duplex, and farm-hand dwellings; a dwelling for a relative needing care is possible | 2 ha | 35% (75% for greenhouses with closed waste and storm water systems) | House 10 m, accessory buildings 12 m |
| Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Residential (Small Holding) · Steeples Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2615, 2015 | One house (with a secondary suite) or one duplex, and farm-hand dwellings; a dwelling for a relative needing care is possible | 2 ha | 35% (75% for greenhouses with closed waste and storm water systems) | House 10 m, accessory buildings 12 m |
| Regional District of East Kootenay Rural Residential (Small Holding) · Electoral Area C South Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2913, 2019 | One house (with a secondary suite) or one duplex, and farm-hand dwellings; a dwelling for a relative needing care is possible | 2 ha | 35% (75% for greenhouses with closed waste and storm water systems) | House 10 m, accessory buildings 12 m |
| Regional District of Nanaimo Rural Residential 2 · Regional District of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2024 | One home on a lot of 2 ha or less, two on a larger lot (rules differ in Area G, see below), and a secondary suite with each house up to two a lot (s. 4.40(c)) | Set by the lot's subdivision district on the RDN's map, from 400 m² to 50 ha by district and servicing (Part 5); a report on a lot names its district and size. No lot under that size may be created by a strata plan either, bare land strata aside (s. 4.40(c)). | 25% | 9 m |
| North Pender Island Local Trust Committee Rural Residential 2 · North Pender Island Land Use Bylaw No. 224, 2022 | One house, one secondary suite and one cottage at most (s. 5.2(2)); the cottage only on a lot of 1.2 ha or more (s. 5.2(3)) | 0.4 ha, or 0.25 ha on community water or sewer; 0.6 ha on average (s. 5.2(16), (17)) | 25% (s. 5.2(8)) | Homes and cottages 9.7 m (s. 3.4(1)); other buildings 4.6 m and one storey (s. 3.4(3)) |
| South Pender Island Local Trust Committee Rural Residential Two · South Pender Island Land Use Bylaw No. 114, 2016 | One house and no cottage on a lot under 0.8 ha; a house and a cottage on 0.8 to 4 ha; two houses and two cottages on 4 ha or more (s. 5.1(2) to (4)) | 0.8 ha, and 0.8 ha on average (s. 5.1(10)) | Not set | 9.2 m for houses and cottages (s. 3.4(1)); accessory buildings 7.6 m (s. 3.4(2)), farm buildings in the ALR up to 12.2 m where 7.6 m from every lot line (s. 3.7) |
| City of Kelowna Small Lot Rural Residential · City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 | One house (single detached) per lot; with a secondary suite and a carriage house (s. 10.3 note .13) | 1 ha without community sewer, 1,600 m² with it; 18 m wide (20 m on a corner), 30 m deep; a 150 m² building envelope (s. 10.4) | 30% for buildings; 60% for buildings, structures and hard surfaces (s. 10.6) | House 10 m (with a walkout basement, 8.6 m at the front and 12.5 m at the rear), a third storey at most 70% of the second; carriage house 5.7 m (6.1 m with a roof flatter than 3 in 12); accessory buildings 4.8 m |
| District of Lake Country Rural Residential 2 · District of Lake Country Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 | One house with one secondary suite or one accessory suite (not both). Small-scale multiple housing isn't a listed use | 1.0 ha (0.5 ha with community sewer), 40.0 m wide, 30.0 m deep | 20% | House 9.5 m or 2½ storeys; accessory buildings 8.0 m or 1½ storeys, accessory structures 13.0 m |
| District of Peachland Country Residential · Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2023 | One house, and either a secondary suite or a garden suite (s. 7.4.5) | 1 ha without municipal sewer, 0.2 ha with it; 30 m wide and 50 m deep (ss. 7.4.3, 7.4.4) | 30% on a lot up to 0.2 ha, 20% up to 0.4 ha, 10% on a larger one (s. 7.4.6) | Houses 9.1 m; accessory buildings 5 m (s. 7.4.11) |
Listed by local government, not ranked. "Not set" means the zone itself sets no figure; general rules elsewhere in its bylaw may still apply. Each zone's page has its uses, setbacks and the bylaw's sections.
Two lots both zoned RR2 under different bylaws can allow quite different things, and provincial law sets a floor of homes on most house zones in towns (how many homes can I build?). Site-specific exceptions, development permit areas and the ALR apply on top. Find the lot's own zone with the search above, then confirm with the local government before you buy or build.
Sources: each zone's bylaw, linked from its page, summarised in our words. Other councils' zones aren't here: the zoning we cover.