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Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400
The Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality's zoning bylaw, which applies in Sun Peaks Mountain. Our summary of its 19 zones, read from the consolidation to 2025-05-07.
The zones side by side
| Zone | Homes allowed | Smallest lot for a subdivision | Lot coverage | Height limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC-1 Commercial Core One | Tourist accommodation, and one auxiliary home (up to 100 m²) per main building; townhouses and apartments, for residents or tourists, only at 3280 Village Way | No minimum | No maximum | 19 m or 5 storeys, whichever is lower |
| CL-1 Commercial Local One | Tourist accommodation and a hostel; one auxiliary home (up to 100 m², one bedroom) per business | 695 m² of usable area | 50% | 12 m and 3 storeys |
| CS-1 Commercial Service Station One | One auxiliary home | 1,350 m² | 60% | 7.6 m and 2 storeys |
| IL-1 Industrial Light One | Auxiliary homes for resort employees, up to 100 m² and 4 bedrooms each, on community water and sewer, taking up to 70% of the building's floor area | 1,800 m² | No maximum | 12 m and 3 storeys |
| LR-1 Leisure Recreation One | None | No minimum | No maximum | 12 m |
| OS-1 Open Space One | One auxiliary home of up to one bedroom (s. 11.8(a)) | No minimum | No maximum stated | 10.7 m (antennas and temporary structures excepted) |
| RS-1 Residential Single Family One | One house with up to 4 bedrooms, with an auxiliary dwelling unit (a suite) inside it | 700 m² | 35% | 7.6 m |
| RS-1A Residential Single Family One – Tourist Accommodation | One house with up to 4 bedrooms, with a suite inside it; one of the two may be rented by the night | 700 m² | 35% | 7.6 m |
| RS-2 Residential Single Family Two | One small house per bare land strata lot; no suite | 350 m² | 35% | 7.6 m |
| RM-2 Residential Multiple Two | Apartments and townhouses, homes of 50 m² or more with up to 3 bedrooms, at least 175 m² of usable lot per home; one auxiliary home (up to 100 m²) per 38 homes | 175 m² of usable area per home | 35% | 10.7 m |
| RM-3 Residential Multiple Three | Apartments and townhouses, homes of 50 m² or more with up to 4 bedrooms, at least 150 m² of usable lot per home; one auxiliary home (up to 100 m²) per 38 homes | 150 m² of usable area per home | 35% | 10.7 m |
| TA-1 Tourist Accommodation One | Tourist accommodation, apartments and townhouses, units of 35 m² or more; one auxiliary home (up to 80 m²) per 38 units | No minimum | 30% | 10.7 m and 3 storeys |
| TA-2 Tourist Accommodation Two | Tourist accommodation, apartments and townhouses, units of 35 m² or more; one auxiliary home (up to 80 m²) per 38 units | No minimum | 30% | 12 m and 4 storeys |
| TA-3 Tourist Accommodation Three | Tourist accommodation, apartments and townhouses, units of 35 m² or more; one auxiliary home (up to 80 m²) per 38 units | No minimum | 35% | 12 m and 4 storeys |
| TP-1 Tourist Pension One | A pension (a bed and breakfast with 4 or more guest rooms) with one owner's home of at least 50 m² inside it | 836 m² for a new lot | 30% | 7.6 m |
| RR-1 Resort Reserve One | A house (the zone sets no number; the lot is at least 8 ha) | 8 ha (no minimum for utilities) | No maximum stated | No maximum stated (auxiliary buildings 5 m) |
| RC-1 Recreational Residential/Commercial | Apartments and other multi-family buildings, and homes with the zone's commercial uses, up to 55 homes per hectare | No minimum stated | 30% | No maximum stated (auxiliary buildings 5 m) |
| R-1 Residential Single and Two Family | One house, duplex or mobile home per lot | 700 m² on community water and sewer; with water only, a mobile home 925 m² and a house 925 or 1,400 m² (unclear); 8,000 m² with neither | 25% | 12 m (auxiliary buildings 5 m) |
| R-3 Residential Multi-Family | Multi-family buildings, one home per 240 m² of lot | 1,000 m² on community water and sewer, 2,000 m² with water only; 30 m frontage. A townhouse may sit on its own lot of 240 m² per home (320 m² at the ends), 7 m wide | 30% | 12 m (auxiliary building 5 m) |
"Not set" means the zone itself sets no figure; general rules elsewhere in the bylaw may still apply. Each zone's page has its uses, setbacks and the general rules that apply to it.
Where the bylaw is unclear
Points we couldn't settle from the bylaw's text. Ask before you rely on them.
- CC-1: The floor space ratio. The consolidation sets it at 3.00 (s. 5.3). Bylaw 0230 (December 2025) restates s. 5.3 as "0.25, except as permitted by" the new density bonus, while its own table gives CC-1 a base of 3.0, and Council amended a figure from 3.0 to 2.5 before adopting it. The figure that now applies is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
- TA-1: Living in a unit here year-round, or renting it to a long-term tenant. The zone lists apartments and townhouses, but requires 70% of the floor area to be tourist accommodation, which only the owner may live in (Division One). Whether a unit counts as an apartment or as tourist accommodation, and so who may live in it, is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
- TA-2: Living in a unit here year-round, or renting it to a long-term tenant. The zone lists apartments and townhouses, but requires 70% of the floor area to be tourist accommodation, which only the owner may live in (Division One). Whether a unit counts as an apartment or as tourist accommodation, and so who may live in it, is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
- TA-3: Living in a unit here year-round, or renting it to a long-term tenant. The zone lists apartments and townhouses, but requires 70% of the floor area to be tourist accommodation, which only the owner may live in (Division One). Whether a unit counts as an apartment or as tourist accommodation, and so who may live in it, is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
- RC-1: Renting a home by the night. The zone lists hotels, motels and hostels but not tourist accommodation in homes, and the Municipality may allow it by temporary use permit (s. 3.10). Whether a home here may be rented nightly is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
- R-1: A December 2025 staff report to Council says suites are now allowed in all single-family zones, but the consolidated bylaw shows no such change and R-1 suites were still added lot by lot in 2026; whether a suite is allowed on other R-1 lots, under the bylaw or provincial housing rules, is unclear; ask the Municipality.
- R-1: The smallest lot for a house on community water without sewer. Section 26.3(b) says 925 m² for a house or mobile home and s. 26.3(c) says 1,400 m² for a house. Plan on 1,400 m², and is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
- R-1: A duplex on community water without sewer. Section 26.3 sets no lot size for it, so whether one is allowed is unclear; ask the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.
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 Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality's planning department before you buy or build.
Source: Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Thompson-Nicola Regional District.