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title: Cache Creek secondary suite and carriage house rules
question: "Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house in Cache Creek?"
place: Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cache-creek
category: Building, renovating and your property
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owner_body: Village of Cache Creek
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# Cache Creek secondary suite and carriage house rules

**Question:** Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house in Cache Creek?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Cache Creek, https://cachecreek.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-457-6237 (1389 Quartz Road, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Email: Village Office, admin@cachecreek.ca
- Phone: TNRD Building Inspection Services, 250-377-8673

## Key facts

- **Secondary suite allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 8.4.3 R1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "b) Accessory Dwelling Unit, Attached"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 5.1.1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) shall only be permitted on a parcel:" … "Where municipal piped water and sewer service is available"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Coach house or garden suite allowed:** Yes in R1: a detached accessory dwelling unit is a permitted accessory use. AR1 and AR2 list "Accessory Dwelling Unit" without type.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 8.4.3 R1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "c) Accessory Dwelling Unit, Detached"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 8.4.4 R1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "a maximum of one Accessory Dwelling Unit, Attached and a maximum of one Accessory Dwelling Unit,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 5.2.1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "60% of the total habitable floor space of the" … "then 100% of the floor area of the"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 5.3.1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 5.1.3](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "cannot be strata subdivided from the principal"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Parking:** One additional parking stall per accessory dwelling unit.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 5.1.1(d)](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "One additional parking stall is provided for the ADU."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 9 Definitions, Accessory Dwelling Unit](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "has been designed as a separate dwelling unit and has been" … "established as a separate dwelling unit by permit"
  - Source: [Building Permits, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, FAQ](https://www.tnrd.ca/planning-development/building-permits/)
  - Official wording: "converting a suite to a rental unit"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, ss. 5.1 to 5.3 and zone sections
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026, s. 1.1.1](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)
  - Official wording: "Village of Cache Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

Limits:
- **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. It must be 3.0 m from the house, have a separate entrance, and have no roof-top decks.
- An ADU cannot be strata-subdivided.

## Steps

1. Confirm your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer).
2. Check you have a single detached dwelling and municipal water and sewer, or a lot over 1.0 ha.
3. Ask the Village Office whether other permits apply.
4. Apply for a building permit through the TNRD (see the building-permit answer).

## Good to know

- Parking: one additional stall per ADU.
- The TNRD lists converting a suite to a rental unit as work needing a building permit.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF)](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892)

## Related questions

- [Cache Creek building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/building-permit.md)
- [Cache Creek zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Cache Creek short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental.md)
- [Cache Creek home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite.md)
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- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/secondary-suite.md)
- [Clinton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/secondary-suite.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/secondary-suite.md)
- [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/secondary-suite.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/secondary-suite.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Permits, Thompson-Nicola Regional District](https://www.tnrd.ca/planning-development/building-permits/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Cache Creek](https://cachecreek.ca/) (read 2026-11-08)

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