City of Powell River · zoning
The A2 zone in Powell River.
Large Lot Rural. 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 (8.9, Table 1, 5.3, 5.24, 6.5.1). General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Powell River reads it, is always the final word.
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A2 at a glance
| What you can use it for | One single family dwelling; one secondary suite (in a SFD only); one carriage house; up to three boarders; short-term rental; agriculture use per Animal Control Bylaw 1979; plant nursery; tree farming; kennels; civic use; natural resources use excluding industrial activity; home based business (minor, major; rural on lots greater than 4,000 m² (1 acre), 7.4); urban farm; accessory buildings; in-home child care; accessory residential use on parcels over 3 ha (7.4 acres) (8.9.2). Farm camping by Temporary Use Permit on lots of 10 acres (about 4 hectares (9.9 acres); 4.05 ha (10 acres)) or more (5.24.2) |
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| Dwelling units | 3 dwelling units as of right: 1 single family dwelling + 1 secondary suite + 1 carriage house (8.9.2(a)–(c)). NOT a four-unit zone. On parcels over 3 ha an accessory residential use is allowed, to a maximum of 2 detached single family dwellings per parcel, subject to ALR rules (8.9.2(p), 8.9.3.3). Carriage house floor area max 120 m² (1,291 ft²) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 2 ha (4.9 ac) min lot area; lot width 100 m (328 ft); lot depth 100 m (328 ft) (Table 1) |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | 7.5 front / 3.0 side / 9.0 rear / 3.0 side road flanking (m) |
| Height | 10.5 m (34 ft) principal; no dwelling over 2½ storeys / accessory 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Lot coverage | 25% |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | no accessory lot-coverage figure in Table 1 (shown as "/"); carriage house 120 m² (1,291 ft²) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | accessory bldg: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from rear/side lot line; 1.8 m (5.9 ft) from principal building; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a street line; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a lane (Table 1); carriage house 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from side and rear lot lines, 4 m (13 ft) from the principal building (5.3(f)) |
| Parking | 1 space per dwelling unit to a maximum of 3 spaces per lot (6.5.1(a)) |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
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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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