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title: Daajing Giids secondary suite and carriage house rules
question: "Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?"
place: Daajing Giids, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Building, renovating and your property
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owner_body: Village of Daajing Giids
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# Daajing Giids secondary suite and carriage house rules

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

**Short answer:** In Daajing Giids a secondary suite inside a single-family dwelling is a permitted use in the LR, RR, MFR, RO, C1 and C2 zones. It can be at most 40% of the dwelling's floor area or 85 m², with two bedrooms at most, and the owner must live on the property.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Daajing Giids, https://daajinggiids.ca)  
**Cost:** No secondary suite fee found. A Siting and Use Permit application is $100, or $200 after works have started.  
**How long:** Not stated on the pages we read.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 903A Oceanview Drive, Daajing Giids, BC V0T 1S0 (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 12 to 1 and on statutory holidays.)
- Phone: Village office, 250-559-4765
- Email: Village office, office@daajinggiids.ca

## Key facts

- **Secondary suite allowed:** A secondary suite (self-contained living quarters inside a single-family dwelling, with its own separate entrance) is a permitted use in the LR, RR, MFR, RO, C1 and C2 zones.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), ss. 1, 5.1.1(h), 5.2.1(m), 5.3.1(c), 5.5.1(e)](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "SECONDARY SUITE: means a self-contained living quarters, including cooking equipment and a" … "located within the structure of a single-family dwelling, and with its own separate" … "(h) Secondary suite" … "m) Secondary suite" … "(m) Secondary suite"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Coach house or garden suite allowed:** Not confirmed. The Village's posted rules do not say whether a detached suite is allowed.
- **Limits:** At most 40% of the principal dwelling's gross floor area or 85 m² (915 sq ft), whichever is less; minimum 29 m² (312 sq ft); at most two bedrooms; the owner must live in either the suite or the principal dwelling.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Secondary Suites](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "(a) Maximum size shall be 40% of gross floor area of the principal dwelling, or 85" … "(b) The maximum number of bedrooms is two." … "(c) An owner of the principal single family residential building must occupy either the" … "(d) The minimum size is 29 square meters (312 square feet)."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Parking:** 1 off-street parking space for a secondary suite.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 10, Table 1](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "Secondary Suite 1 space"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permits:** No building bylaw found. A Siting and Use Permit is required before construction or renovation (Bylaw 102-2017, s. 3.1); thresholds could not be read. Whether a development permit is also needed is not stated.
  - Source: [Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids), Appendix B, s. 3.1](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/)
  - Official wording: "Failure to obtain a Siting and" … "Use Permit prior to starting" … "construction or renovation"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 (Village of Queen Charlotte Zoning Bylaw, consolidated)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), title](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW NO. 64-2013"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/) defines a secondary suite as self-contained living quarters, including cooking equipment and a bathroom, inside a single-family dwelling, with its own separate entrance. It is a permitted use in the LR, RR, MFR, RO, C1 and C2 zones. We did not find it listed in the THR zone.

Under section 3 (Secondary Suites):

- Maximum size: 40% of the principal dwelling's gross floor area, or 85 m² (915 sq ft), whichever is less.
- Minimum size: 29 m² (312 sq ft).
- At most two bedrooms.
- The owner must live in either the suite or the principal dwelling.
- One off-street parking space for the suite (Table 1, section 10).

The bylaw has no coach house or garden suite use, so the Village's posted rules do not say whether a detached suite is allowed.

## Steps

1. Confirm your zone allows a secondary suite (see the zoning-lookup answer).
2. Check the size, bedroom, owner and parking limits above.
3. Call the Village office (250-559-4765) to ask what permits apply. The [Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/) requires a Siting and Use Permit before construction or renovation, but we could not read its thresholds.

## Good to know

- There is no building bylaw posted, so whether a building permit is needed is not stated.
- The Village's posted consolidation of the zoning bylaw lists amendments only to Bylaw 152-2022 (August 15, 2022), and the bylaw still uses the former name, Village of Queen Charlotte.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
- [Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids)](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/)

## Related questions

- [Daajing Giids zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Daajing Giids short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/short-term-rental.md)
- [Daajing Giids permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/deck-shed-garage-permit.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite.md)
- [Port Clements](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/secondary-suite.md)
- [Masset](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/secondary-suite.md)
- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/secondary-suite.md)
- [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/secondary-suite.md)
- [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/secondary-suite.md)
- [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/secondary-suite.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids)](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees, Rents and Charges Bylaw No. 180-2026 (Village of Daajing Giids)](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/47978/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Daajing Giids](https://daajinggiids.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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