RU2: Residential Urban

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Up to four homes a lot (s. 10.2.5): houses, duplexes or small multi-unit buildings, with secondary suites and carriage houses

Main uses

Houses, duplexes, multi-unit housing, manufactured homes; secondary suites, carriage houses, home occupations, small child care and group homes, short-term rental

Smallest lot for a subdivision

460 m², 12 m wide and 30 m deep (half that for each side of a side-by-side duplex or row home) (s. 10.2.4)

Lot coverage

40%

Height limit

The lesser of 11 m or 3 storeys; accessory buildings 7.5 m or 2 storeys

Setbacks

Front 3 m (a garage door facing the street 6 m), rear 3 m, sides 1.5 m (3 m on one side without a way to the back of the lot), 3 m beside a street; accessory buildings 1.5 m from the side and rear

The zone is for houses, duplexes and small multi-unit buildings on lots with full urban services (s. 10.2.1).

A carriage house (a home in an accessory building, s. 7.4) is no larger than the main home and must be on municipal water and sewer, unless the lot is 1 ha or more and has a septic system; a secondary suite (s. 7.3) is one in the house, no larger than the rest of it.

Short-term rental is allowed (s. 7.2): one home on the lot, run by someone living on the lot as their primary residence (in the house, the suite or the carriage house), up to four bedrooms and eight guests.

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 Summerland's development services department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 10.2 of Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: Open Government Licence – District of Summerland.