RR2: Rural Residential 2

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house, plus secondary dwelling units under s. 3.15; or a standalone residential campsite

Main uses

Home, farming, horticulture, day care; bed and breakfast, home business up to 100 m², guests' campsite

Smallest lot for a subdivision

2 ha (20 m wide)

Lot coverage

25%

Height limit

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

Setbacks

Front, rear and road side 5 m, interior side 2 m; accessory buildings 3 m from the rear; a detached secondary unit or home business building 5 m from the interior side

Secondary dwelling units (s. 3.15): with community sewer, one attached suite and one detached cottage; on septic, one or the other on lots under 1 ha, both on 1 to 8 ha, and one per house over 8 ha. Each is at most 140 m² (net), has its own outside door, stays on the same title (no strata), and can't be a bed and breakfast or, unless the bylaw allows it, a vacation rental. On septic it needs a backup field area, protected by covenant on lots under 1 ha. Not allowed where a site-specific rule already permits more than one dwelling.

Inside the ALR, a second house or a secondary dwelling unit must also meet the Agricultural Land Commission's rules (ss. 3.6, 3.7 and 3.15).

Accessory buildings (gross floor area): on lots under 0.4 ha, 250 m² if one holds a dwelling and 150 m² otherwise; 250 m² on lots of 0.4 to 2 ha.

A residential campsite is one camping unit for the residents' guests on a lot with a house, on septic or sewer (s. 3.19). A standalone residential campsite is one on a lot with no house, and then nothing else but accessory uses is allowed (s. 3.20).

Vacation rental isn't a listed use in this zone: ask the CSRD before renting short term.

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the CSRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Electoral Area 'B' Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Columbia Shuswap Regional District.