DETACHED SECONDARY SUITES

Local Government Definitions Requirements

• • Bowen Island “Accessory Residential Use” means a No more than one accessory residential use per lot • Municipality detached secondary suite or a secondary suite At least one parking space for the secondary suite • “Detached Secondary Suite” means a self- • No bed and breakfast or commercial guest accommodation are permitted on a contained dwelling unit, located within an lot that contains an accessory residential use accessory , that is secondary, • Shall not exceed a total area of 65 m2 plus 0.625% of lot area to a incidental and associated with a primary maximum of 115 m2 detached dwelling on the same lot • Minimum lot size is 0.36 ha • • Denman Island “Secondary Suites” only permitted within main Issued via a Temporary Use Permit • Local Trust Area Site and Use Permits required for new • “Secondary Dwellings” means an existing or • Cannot be more than 60 m from main house new building as a freestanding cottage, cabin, • Must include a written plan for supply of water showing there will not be or trailer on the same property as the main negative impacts on existing water sources house • A cistern of at least 4500 litres for rainwater catchment and storage must be installed • Maximum 140 m2 • Must be connected to an approved septic system • • Salt Spring Island “Secondary Suites” only permitted within the Lot must be a minimum of 1.2 ha • 2 Local Trust Area footprint of the principal dwelling unit Maximum floor area 56 m • “Seasonal Cottages” means as an accessory • Must be physically detached from any other building or structure and may not dwelling unit not exceeding 56 m2 which is be constructed on a lot with two or more dwelling units occupied on a temporary basis by a person • Any , decks, attached to the cottage cannot be located within 6 m who has a permanent dwelling elsewhere and of another building the cottage is primarily used in conjunction • Cannot have a , , or physically attached or functioning with recreation as part of the cottage • Can only be used for temporary accommodation • Can be a mobile or manufactured • • 2 Gambier Island “Associated Secondary Dwelling” means a May be permitted on lots larger than 0.4 ha with a maximum floor area of 60 m • Local Trust Area single-family residential dwelling regulated by For lots greater than 0.4 ha, for each additional 0.2 ha beyond the 0.4 ha, an floor area ands lot area and that is secondary additional 8 m2 floor area may be added to the permitted 60 m2 to a maximum in use and smaller in area than the principal of 120 m2 on lots less than 2 ha, and 200 m2 on lots 2 ha and greater dwelling on the lot. • Used for guests of principal dwelling residents, affordable or rental housing, or home occupations • • Village of Lions Bay “Cottage” means a building containing a Either a secondary suite or cottage may be permitted (not both) secondary dwelling unit which is separate from • Cannot exceed FAR or 115 m2 and accessory to a principal single detached • Maximum height 9 m for sloping or 7.5 m for a flat roof dwelling on the same lot • • Village of Anmore “Accessory Suite” means a separate dwelling No more than one accessory suite per lot unit which is complete contained within a • May be located within principal or accessory building principal or accessory building containing • Accessory suite in accessory building shall not have a floor area greater than 100 , sleeping and living areas, and m2 cooking facilities and areas, is of a size that is • Can be located on a parcel of any size, provided other regulations satisfied clearly incidental to the size of the principal dwelling unit, and shall comply with the “accessory building” requirements • • Town of Gibsons “Garden Suite” means a detached dwelling Only permitted in certain zones unit located on the same lot as a principal • Maximum height is 6 m outside View Protection Area, 4 m within building, also referred to as laneway housing, • Rooftop outdoor space prohibited coach housing, or a granny flat • Building floor areas shall not exceed 0.14 times the lot area to a maximum of 90 m2 • Shall not exceed GFA of principal building • Specific siting requirements (i.e. 5 m from principal dwelling, 1.5 m from rear lot line, 7.5 m from front lot line, 1.5 m from interior side lot line, 3 m from exterior side lot line) • Second storey cannot exceed 75% of floor area of first storey • • Town of Golden “Secondary Residential Dwelling” means a One per lot dwelling separate and accessory to a single • Owner must live in principal dwelling detached dwelling, classified as either a garden • Cannot be subdivided suite or coach house • Parking must be provided • “Coach House” a type of secondary residential • Minimum lot size 600 m2 dwelling that is constructed on the second • Reflect the form and character of the principal dwelling storey of an accessory building where a garage, • All porches, decks, and amenity spaces must face the front lot line carport or storage area is the first storey • A path must be provided between the principal building and secondary dwelling • “Garden Suite” a type of secondary residential • Minimum of 4 m from principal building dwelling that is limited to a single storey • • 2 District of “Garden Suite” means a secondary dwelling Minimum lot size 830 m • Peachland contained within an accessory building other Only one secondary dwelling (i.e. secondary suite or garden suite) than a mobile home, located in the rear or side • Principal dwelling must have occupancy permit yard of a lot containing a principal dwelling • Minimum floor area 33 m2 and maximum 90 m2 or 10% of the lot area 2 and having a GFA not exceeding 90 m or 75% • Height restrictions apply of the floor area of the principal building • Where the suite has direct street lane or street access and is to be located above a garage, the maximum height may be increased to 6 m as long as the height does not exceed the height of the principal dwelling • Setbacks of zone apply, except that must be a minimum of 2 m from rear lot line • Minimum 3 m from principal dwelling • A 1.5 m wide unobstructed pathway from front lot line required • Must be connect to municipal water and system unless the lot is 1 ha or greater and sewer system has been installed and approved by health authority • One off street parking space required • • Town of Rossland “Detached Secondary Suite Dwellings” means Must be licensed a self-contained accessory dwelling with • Shall not occupy more than 40% of the GFA of the principal dwelling unit cooking, food preparation, sleeping and • Shall not exceed 90 m2 bathing facilities which are additional to those • Where constructed above a garage, building height may be increased to 6 m in the principal dwelling. The suite has a • No more than one detached secondary suite per parcel separate entrance, either from a common • A minimum of 30 m2 of open space (i.e. unobstructed space for passive or active indoor landing or directly from the outside recreation or greenspace) must be provided per dwelling unit • “Guest Suite” a type of detached secondary • Cannot stratify suite dwelling that may be used for short-term rental • • 2 District of Sechelt “Guest Cottage” means a building used as a Permitted on residential lots larger than 2000 m dwelling, the floor area of which does not exceed 55 m2 • • District of West “Detached Secondary Suites” means a Permitted in residential zones where secondary suites are already permitted • Vancouver detached dwelling unit accessory to a single- Encourage accessible and adaptable design family dwelling use • Must not exceed maximum FAR • Form and Character Development Permit required – siting and building and landscaping • One per lot (detached or attached) • Standard setbacks from rear property line (1.8 m to rear building , 1.2 m for building with enclosed garage), existing dwelling (4.9 m), maximum building heights (4.57 m for one storey; 6.4 m for two storey) • Floor area cannot exceed 10% of lot area or 115 m2 • Not permitted for lodgers or bed and breakfast • • Gabriola Island “Secondary Suite” means a self-contained Permitted on lots larger than 2 ha in rural, large rural, forestry, resource, Local Trust Area dwelling unit consisting of one or more agricultural zones habitable and a cooking facility for • Can be above or at grade within a detached accessory building residential occupancy accessory to a principal • Maximum 40% of the primary dwelling floor area or 968 ft2 dwelling unit located on the same lot • Up to two • Restrictive covenant required to prohibit strata subdivision • One secondary suite per lot • Cannot be located in a manufactured home • • Regional District of “Secondary Suite” means an accessory Secondary suites within a detached garage must be located above the first East Kootenay dwelling unit within a single-family dwelling or storey of the building and have a separate external entrance from the vehicle detached garage entrance • Must be connected to an approved sewage disposal system • Maximum allowable height for a detached garage with a secondary suite is 7.5 m • Cannot have a detached garage with secondary suite on a lot that has a less than 7.5 m, a rear yard less than 3 m (nor less than 4.5 m where adjacent to a highway), or a side yard less than 3 m (nor less than 4.5 m where adjacent to a highway) • Cannot be subdivided/stratified • Floor space cannot exceed 70 m2 when located within a detached garage on parcels less than 0.4 ha or 90 m2 on parcels 0.4 ha or larger • • Regional District of “Secondary Suite” means one or more Can be detached as a standalone building (i.e. garden suite or granny flat) or as Nanaimo habitable rooms and a cooking facility for part of an accessory building (i.e. carriage home) residential accommodation, consisting of a • Property must be a minimum of 800 m2 when serviced with community water self-contained unit with a separate entrance and sewer or 8000 m2 for all other lots but which is clearly accessory to a principal dwelling unit located on the same parcel as the secondary suite and may not be subdivided under Strata Property Act • • District of “Detached Secondary Suite” means a or Only one secondary suite permitted (detached or attached) • Metchosin suite of rooms located in a separate accessory Two off-street parking spaces must be provided for the suite building of no more than 70 m2 for use as a • GFA shall not exceed 70 m2 complete, independent living facility with • An accessory building containing the detached secondary suite shall not be used provision for cooking, eating, sanitation and for any accessory use other than detached secondary suite sleeping • Only permitted on lots of 0.8 ha or greater • Shall be sited no less than 1 m from and no more than 15 m from the principal dwelling • Shall be sited no closer than 15 m from any lot line • Shall not exceed 8 m in height • No separate road access shall be permitted • Must provide proof of water and sewage disposal • • District of Saanich “Garden Suite” means a ground-oriented Still in the process of developing regulatory changes to permit garden suites detached residential dwelling located in the of a property with a single-family home as its primary use