RM2: Multi-Unit Infill Residential

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Up to four homes a lot, counting suites (s. 7.9.6): houses, duplexes or townhouses

Exceptions (1)

• At most 71 main homes in all on 6575 and 6650 Renfrew Road (a covenant on title)

Listed in s. 7.9.3(1) of the bylaw.

Main uses

Houses, duplexes and townhouses; secondary suites and garden suites (with a house or duplex), bed and breakfast, home-based businesses (Types I and II)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

800 m², 20 m wide and 35 m deep (ss. 7.9.4, 7.9.5); each side of a side-by-side duplex or townhouse subdivided on its own lot at least half that area and width (s. 7.9.14)

Lot coverage

40% with one house (55% counting parking and driveways); with more than one main home, 55% on a lot under 1,000 m² (70%) and 45% on a larger one (60%)

Height limit

10 m; accessory buildings 5 m

Setbacks

Front 6 m, rear 4.5 m, sides 2 m, 3 m beside a street, 4.5 m between main buildings; a garage door 6 m back; accessory buildings 6 m from the front, 3 m from the rear, 2 m from the side, 3 m beside a street

The zone is for multi-unit homes on serviced urban lots of 800 m² or more (s. 7.9).

Where the lot backs on a lane, cars reach it from the lane only (s. 7.9.13).

A secondary suite (s. 5.39) is 33 m² to 110 m² and no more than 40% of the house; a garden suite (a home in an accessory building, s. 5.35) is 33 m² to 110 m², 3 m from the house and the rear lot line, and needs municipal water and sewer unless the lot is 1 ha or more with a septic system. Each needs one more parking space.

Short-term rental isn't among the zone's uses; bed and breakfast is (s. 5.32): in the main home, run by someone living there, up to four bedrooms and eight guests, each guest at most 30 days a year. Ask the District about renting a home 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 District of Peachland's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 7.9 of Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2023 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: District of Peachland Open Data Licence.