CG-TP: Tourist Pension Commercial

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 and a dining room for paying guests); home occupation, but not a bed and breakfast

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; at least 20 m of frontage

Lot coverage

35%

Height limit

Pension 10 m, accessory buildings 6 m

Setbacks

Pension: front and rear 7.5 m, sides 4.5 m (6 m beside a road). Accessory buildings: front 7.5 m, sides 1.5 m (6 m beside a road), rear 1.5 m or 6 m (the consolidation gives both without saying when 6 m applies; unclear)

The pension is the only main building on the lot: at most 740 m², or a floor area ratio of 0.35 if that is less.

Guest rooms by lot size: 5 on 925 m², 7 on 1,000 m², 8 on 1,050 m² or more (how lots between those sizes count is unclear). Each room is 9.5 to 28 m², with no cooking beyond a microwave and a coffee maker.

No vehicle wrecking or repair, and at most one derelict vehicle, kept out of the front yard.

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. 4.11).

Every zone also allows public utilities, parks, roads and conservation areas (s. 4.03).

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: Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.