{"title":"Cache Creek secondary suite and carriage house rules","question":"Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house in Cache Creek?","slug":"secondary-suite","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Cache Creek","url":"https://cachecreek.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes, in Cache Creek, in some zones. The Zoning Bylaw permits an attached accessory dwelling unit in the R1 zone (and an accessory dwelling unit in AR1 and AR2), and a detached one in R1. You need a single detached dwelling, plus municipal water and sewer or a lot over 1.0 ha.","aliases":["secondary suite cache creek","basement suite cache creek","carriage house cache creek","accessory dwelling unit cache creek"],"cost":"Not stated on the Village's pages. A building permit has TNRD fees; see the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-457-6237","note":"1389 Quartz Road, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@cachecreek.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"TNRD Building Inspection Services","value":"250-377-8673"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Cache Creek building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/building-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Cache Creek zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Cache Creek short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Cache Creek home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/secondary-suite/"}],"topic":{"title":"Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite/"},"facts":{"suite_allowed":{"label":"Secondary suite allowed","value":"Yes. An attached accessory dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use in the R1 zone, and an accessory dwelling unit in AR1 and AR2. It needs a single detached dwelling and municipal water and sewer, or a lot over 1.0 ha.","short":"Yes, in R1, AR1 and AR2 zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 8.4.3 R1","quotes":["b) Accessory Dwelling Unit, Attached"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 5.1.1","quotes":["Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) shall only be permitted on a parcel:","Where municipal piped water and sewer service is available"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"detached_allowed":{"label":"Coach house or garden suite allowed","value":"Yes in R1: a detached accessory dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use. AR1 and AR2 list \"Accessory Dwelling Unit\" without type.","short":"Yes, in R1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 8.4.3 R1","quotes":["c) Accessory Dwelling Unit, Detached"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 8.4.4 R1","quotes":["a maximum of one Accessory Dwelling Unit, Attached and a maximum of one Accessory Dwelling Unit,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Attached: up to 60% of the home's habitable floor space (main floor, garage conversion, above-garage or upper storey), or 100% of a basement. Detached: up to 95 m² on lots under 1,000 m² and 140 m² on larger lots, and no more than 60% of the principal dwelling's floor area. Cannot be strata-subdivided.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 5.2.1","quotes":["60% of the total habitable floor space of the","then 100% of the floor area of the"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 5.3.1","quotes":["95 m2 on lots less than 1,000 m2 and 140 m2 on parcels greater","greater than 60% of the gross floor area of the"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 5.1.3","quotes":["cannot be strata subdivided from the principal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"parking":{"label":"Parking","value":"One additional parking stall per accessory dwelling unit.","short":"1 extra space per accessory dwelling unit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 5.1.1(d)","quotes":["One additional parking stall is provided for the ADU."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permits":{"label":"Permits","value":"A unit counts as an ADU when established as a separate dwelling unit by permit. The TNRD building page lists converting a suite to a rental unit as work needing a building permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 9 Definitions, Accessory Dwelling Unit","quotes":["has been designed as a separate dwelling unit and has been","established as a separate dwelling unit by permit"]},{"url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/planning-development/building-permits/","title":"Building Permits, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","section":"FAQ","quotes":["converting a suite to a rental unit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, ss. 5.1 to 5.3 and zone sections","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 1.1.1","quotes":["Village of Cache Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892) an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a separate dwelling established by permit. In R1, one attached and one detached ADU are permitted accessory uses, but not on a two-unit dwelling. AR1 and AR2 list \"Accessory Dwelling Unit\" without type. R2 allows one only with a single-detached dwelling that existed at adoption, and C1 and C2 allow them as an accessory use.\n\nLimits:\n- **Attached:** up to 60% of the home's habitable floor space (main floor, garage conversion, above-garage or upper storey), or 100% of a basement.\n- **Detached:** up to 95 m² on lots under 1,000 m² and 140 m² on larger lots, and no more than 60% of the principal dwelling's floor area. It must be 3.0 m from the house, have a separate entrance, and have no roof-top decks.\n- An ADU cannot be strata-subdivided.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Check you have a single detached dwelling and municipal water and sewer, or a lot over 1.0 ha.\n3. Ask the Village Office whether other permits apply.\n4. Apply for a building permit through the TNRD (see the building-permit answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Parking: one additional stall per ADU.\n- The TNRD lists converting a suite to a rental unit as work needing a building permit.","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/planning-development/building-permits/","title":"Building Permits, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cachecreek.ca/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Cache Creek","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite.json"}}