Daajing Giids secondary suite and carriage house rules
Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?
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.
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.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) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSECONDARY 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 |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Secondary Suites · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official 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). |
| Parking | 1 off-street parking space for a secondary suite.Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 10, Table 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSecondary Suite 1 space |
| 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.Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids), Appendix B, s. 3.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFailure to obtain a Siting and Use Permit prior to starting construction or renovation |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 (Village of Queen Charlotte Zoning Bylaw, consolidated)Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZONING BYLAW NO. 64-2013 |
How it works
The Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 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
- Confirm your zone allows a secondary suite (see the zoning-lookup answer).
- Check the size, bedroom, owner and parking limits above.
- Call the Village office (250-559-4765) to ask what permits apply. The Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 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
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Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids) (read 2026-11-08)
- Fees, Rents and Charges Bylaw No. 180-2026 (Village of Daajing Giids) (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Daajing Giids (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.