MSR: Multi-Single Family Residential

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Several houses on one lot: one on lots under 1 ha, one per hectare on larger lots, at least 4.5 m apart

Main uses

Houses; home business

Smallest lot for a subdivision

8 ha (20 m wide)

Lot coverage

No maximum stated

Height limit

Main buildings 11.5 m, accessory buildings 10 m

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m, interior side 2 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 4.5 m

Accessory buildings up to 150 m² (gross).

Secondary dwelling units, bed and breakfasts and campsites aren't listed uses in this zone.

Several lots have their own higher density, from 1.57 to 10.47 homes per hectare, and one is allowed five duplexes (s. 5.6(3)): ask the CSRD whether one applies.

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.

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.

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.