VR: Vacation Rental

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house, plus secondary dwelling units under s. 3.16

Main uses

Home and vacation rental; home child care, home business

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1 ha (30 m wide)

Lot coverage

20%

Height limit

Main buildings 11.5 m; accessory buildings 10 m with a dwelling in them, 8.5 m otherwise

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m, interior side 3 m, road side 5 m, rear 5 m

Vacation rental is a listed use in this zone (s. 3.21): in the house or a secondary dwelling unit (a detached one only on lots of 1 ha or more), up to 4 bedrooms and 8 guests per lot at a time, one parking space per rented bedroom, never with a bed and breakfast, and never in a campsite or park model.

Secondary dwelling units (s. 3.16): with community sewer, one attached suite and one detached cottage; on septic, one or the other on lots under 1 ha, both on 1 to 8 ha, and one per house over 8 ha. Each is at most 140 m² (net), has its own outside door, stays on the same title (no strata), has drinking water, and can't be a bed and breakfast or, unless the bylaw allows it, a vacation rental. On septic it needs a backup field area, protected by covenant on lots under 1 ha. Not allowed where a site-specific rule already permits more than one dwelling.

Accessory buildings (gross floor area): on lots under 0.4 ha, 250 m² if one holds a dwelling and 150 m² otherwise; 250 m² on lots of 0.4 to 2 ha.

Home business (s. 3.17): one per lot, up to 150 m² on lots up to 0.4 ha, 200 m² up to 2 ha, 250 m² up to 8 ha and 300 m² above; two non-resident employees on lots up to 2 ha, three on lots over 2 and under 8 ha, four over 8 ha (the bylaw doesn't say for exactly 8 ha). Work and storage stay indoors or behind a 1.8 m screen.

Floodplain (ss. 3.11 to 3.13): buildings stay 15 m back from any watercourse, and floors used for living or for goods floodwater could damage sit at least 1.5 m above its natural boundary. Docks, accessory buildings with no living space, garages and some small additions are exempt from parts of this.

The CSRD can issue a temporary use permit to build or occupy a second dwelling for a time, or for seasonal RV use (s. 3.1(g)).

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 CSRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Ranchero / Deep Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 751 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Columbia Shuswap Regional District.