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R2 zone in Chilliwack
Urban Residential Transition Zone. Single detached dwellings, with apartments or boarding houses only by converting an existing building.
The rules
| Name | Urban Residential Transition Zone |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | 40 dwelling units or 80 sleeping units per ha for converted apartments/boarding houses (s.8.04(4)); R2 is not in the SSMUH zone list |
| Floor space ratio | 0.6 |
| Floor space notes | FAR 0.6 all uses (s.8.04(6)). Conversions need a 700 m2 lot and 75 m2 of floor area per apartment unit (s.8.04(10)(a)). |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Height notes | Residential 10 m (s.8.04(9)). |
| Lot coverage | 40% |
| Coverage notes | 40% all buildings; urban ancillary 60 m2 (s.8.04(5)). |
| Setbacks | front 4.5 m (15 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft), rear 7.5 m (25 ft), flank 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Setback notes | Front 4.5 m building face / 6 m garage (s.8.04(7)). |
| Bylaw sections | s.8.04 |
What you can use it for
Single detached dwellingApartment (conversion only)Boarding house (conversion only)Accessory home occupationSupportive recovery home
What BC law allows on these lots
- 4 homes (lots over 280 m²)177 lots
- 3 homes (lots up to 280 m²)3 lots
Our estimate per lot under BC's Bills 44 and 47, from lot size, transit distance and the urban boundary.
Example lots in R2
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
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Read from Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (consolidated PDF posted 2026-08-18; amendment table ends with Bylaw No. 5571 adopted 2026-08-18) ↗, checked 2026-10-23. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Chilliwack before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.