SH6: Small Holdings Faulder

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house (s. 15.6.4); the zone lists no secondary suite or accessory dwelling (s. 15.6.1)

Main uses

One single detached house; accessory buildings, home occupation, short-term rental (s. 15.6.1)

Exceptions (2)

• A restaurant or other eating and drinking place and a convenience store, as accessory uses, on one lot the bylaw names
• A home industry of up to 300 m², storage included, on part of one other lot the bylaw names

Listed in s. 15.6.9 of the bylaw.

Smallest lot for a subdivision

5 ha (s. 15.6.2)

Lot coverage

20% (s. 15.6.7)

Height limit

10 m (s. 15.6.6)

Setbacks

Front 7.5 m, rear 4.5 m, sides 4.5 m (4.5 m beside a road), accessory buildings the same (s. 15.6.5)

The zone is for homes on rural lots of 5 ha or more around Faulder, west of Summerland (Area F; our reading of its name and 5 ha minimum). The house is at least 5 m wide (s. 15.6.8).

Short-term rental (s. 7.11) is a listed use: in a home someone lives in, or on a lot with a home someone lives in; up to 2 guests per bedroom; one rental unit per lot in Areas E and F (Naramata, Okanagan Lake West and West Bench), two in Areas A, C, D and I; in Areas A, C and E the operator lives in the same home and is there during the stay. In the ALR only as far as provincial law or the Agricultural Land Commission allows.

New lots must be at least a quarter as wide as they are deep.

Only the uses the zone lists are allowed (s. 5.4).

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 RDOS's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 15.6 of Okanagan Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 2800, 2022 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-06); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District Okanagan Similkameen.