RS2: Single Family Residential (Small Parcel)

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house, plus either a secondary suite or a carriage house (up to 25 homes a hectare)

Main uses

One house; carriage house, minor home occupation, secondary suite

Smallest lot for a subdivision

300 m²; 10 m of frontage

Lot coverage

40%

Height limit

10 m; accessory buildings 7.5 m

Setbacks

Front 6 m, rear 6 m, interior sides 1 m, exterior side 4 m; accessory buildings front 6 m, rear and sides 1.3 m, exterior side 4 m

The zone is for single detached houses on compact serviced lots (s. 12). The house is at least 4.5 m wide and long; an accessory building has at most 50 m² of floor area.

Secondary suite (ss. 6.30 to 6.32): inside a house or half a duplex, one per home, 32 m² to 125 m² and at most 40% of the home; not on a lot with a carriage house; 15 m² of outdoor space each for the home and the suite, and one more parking space with its own way to the street.

Carriage house (s. 6.7): one per lot, not with a secondary suite; up to 100 m² or 15% of the lot, whichever is less; no closer to the front than the house, 3 m from it and 3 m from the rear line (1.5 m on a lane); the accessory buildings' height and side setbacks; on Town water and sewer where they reach; 15 m² of outdoor space each and one more parking space.

Minor home occupation (s. 6.26): inside the home, carriage house or suite, up to 50 m² or 20% of the home; residents only, one client visit a day, no change to the home's look; no vehicle repair, trades or industrial uses.

The bylaw doesn't list short-term rental of a whole home as a use in this zone, and the zone allows only the uses it lists: ask the Town of Princeton before renting a home short term.

Garages, carports, sheds and greenhouses together cover at most 75 m² on a residential lot, stand behind the house's front, and go up only with or after it; accessory buildings and a carriage house together are no larger than the house (ss. 6.3, 6.4).

Flood protection (s. 6.12): no building within 7.6 m of the landward toe of the Tulameen and Similkameen River dyke or 15 m of another watercourse's natural boundary; living space at least 0.6 m above the 200-year flood level, or 3 m above the watercourse's natural boundary where that level isn't known.

Fences up to 1.2 m in the front setback and 1.8 m in side and rear setbacks (ss. 6.10, 6.11).

One principal building per lot (s. 6.28).

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 Town of Princeton's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 12 of Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District Okanagan Similkameen.