CR-1: Country Residential

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house (a secondary suite is allowed inside it), or one duplex, or one manufactured home

Main uses

Home with small-scale farming; home business, bed and breakfast

Smallest lot for a subdivision

8,000 m²

Lot coverage

25% on lots under 2 ha

Height limit

Accessory buildings 8 m on lots under 2 ha

Setbacks

Front 6 m, sides 2.4 m (4.5 m beside a road), rear 6 m (2.4 m for an accessory building)

Inside the ALR, the Agricultural Land Commission's rules come first and can rule out uses this zone lists.

Accessory buildings together: up to 130 m² on lots of 4,000 m² or less, then 1 m² per 20 m² of lot up to 2 ha, no limit above 2 ha (s. 10.6).

Livestock on lots of 4 ha or less outside the ALR is limited by s. 3.24.

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 TNRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: TNRD Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2012 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Thompson-Nicola Regional District.