{"title":"Logan Lake secondary suite and carriage house rules","question":"Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?","slug":"secondary-suite","place":{"path":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","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":"District of Logan Lake","url":"https://loganlake.ca"},"short_answer":"In Logan Lake a secondary suite is allowed only on a property zoned R1S, which means rezoning your lot, and it must be inside a single family dwelling on municipal sewer and water. Carriage houses and garden suites are not provided for in the zoning bylaw.","aliases":["basement suite logan lake","secondary suite logan lake","carriage house logan lake","legal suite logan lake"],"cost":"Not stated. Rezoning fees were not found; see the building-permit-fees answer for building permit fees.","how_long":"Not stated on the pages read.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District Municipal Office","value":"250-523-6225"},{"type":"email","label":"Chief Administrative Officer (land development inquiries)","value":"cao@loganlake.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"TNRD Building Inspection Services","value":"250-377-8673"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 675 (PDF)","url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Applications, Forms, Permits (Development Approval Application)","url":"https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/applications-forms-permits/"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Logan Lake building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/building-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Logan Lake zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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":"Only on a property zoned R1S (Single Family Residential with Secondary Suite), reached by rezoning the property to R1S. The suite must be inside a single family dwelling and connected to municipal sewer and water. It cannot be combined with a bed and breakfast.","short":"Only in R1S zone (rezoning needed)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"ss. 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8","quotes":["A secondary suite is a permitted use on a property zoned R1S established through the process of rezoning the subject property to R1S.","A secondary suite shall only be located within a building used as a single family dwelling.","A secondary suite shall not be allowed in conjunction with a bed and breakfast use.","A secondary suite must be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system and water system."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"detached_allowed":{"label":"Coach house or garden suite allowed","value":"Not provided for. The zoning bylaw lists no coach house, carriage house or garden suite; a secondary suite shall only be located within a building used as a single family dwelling.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 8.5 and 8.1","quotes":["A secondary suite shall only be located within a building used as a single family dwelling.","The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the R1 and R1S zones:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"One suite per single family dwelling. Floor area up to the lesser of 90 m² or 40% of the building's total floor area. R1S lots only. No suite with a bed and breakfast.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 8.2 .6; s. 8.6","quotes":["lesser of 90m? or 40% of the total floor area of","No more than one secondary suite shall be permitted per single family dwelling unit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"parking":{"label":"Parking","value":"2 spaces for a secondary suite.","short":"2 spaces per suite","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"Schedule C, Table (Required Offstreet Parking Spaces)","quotes":["Secondary Suite 2 spaces"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permits":{"label":"Permits","value":"Rezoning of the property to R1S, and a building permit: suite installation requires a building permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 8.4 and 8.9","quotes":["Secondary suite installation requires a building permit.","established through the process of rezoning the subject property to R1S."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010, ss. 8.4 to 8.10 and Schedule C parking; Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 8.4 to 8.9","quotes":["Secondary suite installation requires a building permit."]},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/","title":"Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake","section":"Planning & Development","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010"]}],"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 District of Logan Lake's [Zoning Bylaw 675](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf), a secondary suite is allowed only on a property zoned R1S (Single Family Residential with Secondary Suite). To get that zoning you apply to rezone the property. The suite must be inside a single family dwelling connected to municipal sewer and water, and it cannot be combined with a bed and breakfast.\n\nThe bylaw lists no coach house, carriage house or garden suite, so a detached suite is not provided for. A draft replacement Zoning Bylaw 964, 2026 is not adopted.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Municipal Office (250-523-6225) to confirm your lot's zone and whether rezoning to R1S is possible.\n2. Submit a Development Approval Application, found on the District's forms page, to rezone.\n3. Apply for a building permit to install the suite (see the building-permit answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Limits: one suite per single family dwelling, with a floor area up to the lesser of 90 m² or 40% of the building's total floor area.\n- Parking: 2 spaces for a secondary suite. The bylaw table does not say whether that is in addition to the house's parking.\n- The bylaw says suites are weighed on servicing capacity, corner lots are preferred, and cul-de-sac and panhandle lots are discouraged.\n- Rezoning fees and owner-occupancy rules were not found on the pages read; ask the Municipal Office.","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/","title":"Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake","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/logan-lake/secondary-suite/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/secondary-suite.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/secondary-suite.json"}}