{"title":"Hazelton secondary suite and carriage house rules","question":"Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house in Hazelton?","slug":"secondary-suite","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","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 Hazelton","url":"https://hazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Hazelton allows one secondary suite inside a single family home, and one detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) of up to 90 m², in the Residential (R), Rural Residential (RR) and Residential Community (RC) zones. Both need a building permit.","aliases":["basement suite hazelton","coach house hazelton","accessory dwelling unit hazelton","granny flat hazelton","secondary suite hazelton"],"cost":"Development permit for an ADU in a Development Permit Area, $250; see the building-permit-fees answer for building permit fees.","how_long":"No guaranteed time. The Village's ADU guide says a project needing both development and building permits can take a couple of months.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Office","value":"4310 Field Street, Hazelton, BC V0J 1Y0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-842-5991"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@hazelton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Accessory Dwelling Unit guide (PDF)","url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=1805"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015 (PDF)","url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Hazelton building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Hazelton building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Hazelton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/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. Secondary suites are a permitted use in the Residential (R), Rural Residential (RR) and Residential Community (RC) zones. Only one per lot, and the suite is a second dwelling unit within a single family dwelling.","short":"Yes, in R, RR and RC zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, unofficial consolidation (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Zoning Bylaw s. 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 3.12, definitions","quotes":["c) Secondary Suites","Only one Secondary Suites shall be permitted on a lot.","SECONDARY SUITE means a second and subordinate dwelling unit within a single family"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"detached_allowed":{"label":"Coach house or garden suite allowed","value":"Yes, as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), a detached unit, where permitted: R, RR and RC zones. One per lot, max 90 m², on a permanent foundation, within the required rear yard, not strata-titled, not a short-term rental, no secondary suite inside it, connected to municipal water and sewer, and access no more than 30 m from a public street or laneway.","short":"Yes, in R, RR, RC zones; one per lot, max 90 m²","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, unofficial consolidation (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Zoning Bylaw s. 3.17","quotes":["An Accessory Dwelling Unit shall have a maximum gross floor area of 90 m2","No lot shall have more than one Accessory Dwelling Unit;","An Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be sited within a required rear yard;","30 m (98 ft) from an operational public street or laneway"]},{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, unofficial consolidation (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Zoning Bylaw s. 5.3.1","quotes":["g) Accessory Dwelling Units"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Secondary suite: max floor area 40% of the principal building's total floor area; one per lot. ADU: max 90 m²; one per lot; ADU height max 5.8 m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, unofficial consolidation (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Zoning Bylaw s. 3.12, 5.1.2","quotes":["The maximum floor area shall not exceed 40% of the total floor area of the Principal","Accessory Dwelling Units 5.8 meters (19.0 feet)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"parking":{"label":"Parking","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village's zoning sheet states no parking rule for suites.","sources":[]},"permits":{"label":"Permits","value":"A building permit is required for any construction or structural renovation. For an ADU, approval from BC Housing's Licensing and Consumer Services comes first, and in a Development Permit Area a development permit application ($250 fee) must be approved before the building permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=1805","title":"Accessory Dwelling Unit guide (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"ADU guide, Application Process (page 7)","quotes":["You need a building permit for any construction or","structural renovation.","Before you apply to build an ADU, you must obtain","approval from BC Housing’s Licensing & Consumer","application fee","$250.00)","need to apply for a development permit (application fee"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, ss. 3.12 and 3.17","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, unofficial consolidation (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Zoning Bylaw cover","quotes":["Village of Hazelton","Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Hazelton's [Zoning Bylaw No. 478](https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629) permits a secondary suite in the Residential (R), Rural Residential (RR) and Residential Community (RC) zones. It is a second dwelling unit within a single family dwelling, one per lot, with a floor area of up to 40% of the principal building's total floor area.\n\nA detached unit, called an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), is also permitted in R, RR and RC. Conditions (s. 3.17): one per lot, maximum 90 m² and 5.8 m high, on a permanent foundation, within the required rear yard, not strata-titled, not a short-term rental, no secondary suite inside it, connected to municipal water and sewer, and access no more than 30 m from a public street or laneway.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Village office to confirm your zone and lot suit a suite or ADU.\n2. For an ADU, get approval from BC Housing's Licensing and Consumer Services first, as the Village's [ADU guide](https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=1805) describes.\n3. If your lot is in a Development Permit Area, apply for a development permit ($250 fee) and have it approved before the building permit.\n4. Apply for a building permit. One is required for any construction or structural renovation.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The sheet states no parking rule for suites. Ask the Village office.\n- An ADU may not be used as a short-term rental.","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=629","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015, unofficial consolidation (PDF), Village of Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=1805","title":"Accessory Dwelling Unit guide (PDF), Village of Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/village-office/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Hazelton","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/secondary-suite/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/secondary-suite.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/secondary-suite.json"}}