Village of Cumberland · zoning
The R-2 zone in Cumberland.
West Dunsmuir Residential. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From the zoning bylaw (Part 10). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Village of Cumberland reads it, is always the final word.
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R-2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | dwelling units, manufactured homes (P); secondary suite, urban ag, child/community care, home occupation minor + standard, B&B; STR only inside Figure 10-1 area |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 3 per lot; each additional detached unit ≤ 90 m² (969 sq ft) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 650 m² (6,997 sq ft) / 15.0 m (49 ft) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | F 3.0 m (9.8 ft) (Heritage Setback Area Figure 10-2: min 0.0 m, max 2.0 m (6.6 ft) for one dwelling unit) / 1.5 / 3.0 / R 4.5 m (15 ft) (1.5 to lane) |
| Height | 10.0 m (33 ft), 2 storeys / 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 40% / 70% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | 3.0 / 1.5 / 4.5 / 1.5 |
| Parking | as R-1 |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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What can you build on your lot in Cumberland?
This page is the zone. The report is your lot: the zone it's actually in, the setbacks drawn on a plan in feet, how many dwelling units it allows, floodplain, streams, farmland and permit areas, with the source for every rule. $9, on screen in about a minute, with a PDF to keep.
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