R-1(C): Single Family Residential – Secondary Suite

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house and a secondary suite

Main uses

Home, home business, backyard chickens and bees

Smallest lot for a subdivision

555 m²

Lot coverage

30%

Height limit

House 9 m, accessory buildings 5 m

Setbacks

Front 7.5 m, rear 6 m, sides 1.2 m (4.5 m beside a road)

Secondary suite (s. 1.18): one per lot, at most 49% of the house's floor space, on approved sewage disposal and never strata-titled. A suite above a detached garage is allowed only where the zone permits a secondary suite outright (not "within the dwelling only"): 70 m² on lots under 0.4 ha, 90 m² on 0.4 ha or more.

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 RDEK's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 3255, 2023 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.