RES-3(TP): Resort Tourist Pension

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One dwelling for the operator, inside the pension: 32.5 to 95 m², one kitchen, up to three bedrooms

Main uses

Pension (guest rooms for paying guests); food service, home business

Smallest lot for a subdivision

925 m² with community water and sewer, 2,500 m² with one of them, 4,000 m² with on-site water and sewage disposal (s. 2.2); at least 20 m of frontage

Lot coverage

35%

Height limit

Pension 10 m, accessory buildings 5 m

Setbacks

Pension and accessory buildings: front and rear 7.5 m, sides 4.5 m (6 m beside a road)

One pension building, at most 740 m² of floor or a floor area ratio of 0.35, whichever is less. Guest rooms: 5 on a 925 m² lot, 7 on 926 to 1,000 m², 8 on more than 1,000 m²; each 9.5 to 95 m², with only a microwave and a coffee maker for cooking, and 2.5 m² of indoor amenity space per room. Food service up to 8 seats per guest room.

Accessory buildings are at most 185 m² in all.

Outdoor storage is screened by a solid board fence or evergreen hedge at least 2 m tall on every side not facing a building on the lot (s. 1.14(4)).

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.