A: Agriculture

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house on lots under 8 ha, two on 8 ha or more, plus secondary dwelling units under s. 3.10; or a standalone residential campsite

Main uses

Farming, aquaculture; bed and breakfast on lots of 1 ha or more, home business, home industry on lots of 4,000 m² or more, guests' campsite, kennel on lots of 2 ha or more (30 m from lot lines)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

60 ha (100 m wide)

Lot coverage

25%

Height limit

Main buildings 11.5 m, accessory buildings 10 m

Setbacks

5 m from every lot line; a building with a home industry 10 m

Secondary dwelling units (s. 3.10): 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 a vacation rental. On septic it needs a backup field area, protected by covenant on lots under 1 ha.

Inside the ALR, a second house or a secondary dwelling unit must also meet the Agricultural Land Commission's rules (s. 3.10).

Home business (s. 3.14): inside the house or an accessory building, up to 25% of the house's floor area and 60 m² in all, one non-resident helper, nothing stored or done outdoors. Home industry (s. 3.15), on lots of 4,000 m² or more: in a building other than the house, up to 200 m², two non-resident helpers, 10 m from every lot line. Neither can be vehicle repair, wrecking, metal fabrication, a kennel, a restaurant or a sawmill.

Bed and breakfast (s. 3.11), on lots of 1 ha or more: up to 3 bedrooms in the house, run by a resident.

Residential campsite (s. 3.17): up to three camping units for the residents' guests, rent-free and non-commercial, on septic. A standalone residential campsite (s. 3.18) is one camping unit on a lot with no house, with septic or a privy.

Vacation rental isn't a listed use in this zone: ask the CSRD before renting short term.

Floodplain (ss. 3.4 to 3.6): no buildings within 15 m of Shuswap Lake's mean annual high water mark (348.3 m), 30 m of Ross Creek, 20 m of Onyx Creek or 15 m of other water; floors used for living or for goods floodwater could damage sit above 351 m on the lake, 2 m above Onyx Creek and 1.5 m above other water. Garages, small additions, docks and accessory buildings with no living space are exempt from parts of this, and the CSRD asks for a surveyor's certificate.

The CSRD can issue a temporary use permit to build or occupy a second dwelling for a time, or for seasonal RV use (s. 3.0(e)).

Nothing closer than 4.5 m to a provincial highway right of way without a Ministry of Transportation permit (s. 3.2(l)).

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: Magna Bay Zoning Bylaw No. 800 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Columbia Shuswap Regional District.