VR: Vacation Rental

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house, plus secondary dwelling units under s. 3.15

Main uses

Home and vacation rental, horticulture; home business

Smallest lot for a subdivision

2 ha (30 m wide)

Lot coverage

20%

Height limit

Main buildings 11.5 m; accessory buildings 8 m on lots under 4 ha, 10 m on larger lots

Setbacks

Front, rear and road side 5 m, interior side 3 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 2 ha or more), up to 5 bedrooms and 10 guests per lot, one parking space per rented bedroom, never with a bed and breakfast. No outdoor storage.

Secondary dwelling units (s. 3.15): 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), 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.

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: Electoral Area 'B' Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Columbia Shuswap Regional District.