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title: Logan Lake secondary suite and carriage house rules
question: "Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?"
place: Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
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owner_body: District of Logan Lake
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# Logan Lake secondary suite and carriage house rules

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Logan Lake, https://loganlake.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: District Municipal Office, 250-523-6225
- Email: Chief Administrative Officer (land development inquiries), cao@loganlake.ca
- Phone: TNRD Building Inspection Services, 250-377-8673

## Key facts

- **Secondary suite allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), ss. 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Coach house or garden suite allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.5 and 8.1](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.2 .6; s. 8.6](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Parking:** 2 spaces for a secondary suite.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), Schedule C, Table (Required Offstreet Parking Spaces)](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Secondary Suite 2 spaces"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permits:** Rezoning of the property to R1S, and a building permit: suite installation requires a building permit.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.4 and 8.9](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Secondary suite installation requires a building permit." … "established through the process of rezoning the subject property to R1S."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010, ss. 8.4 to 8.10 and Schedule C parking; Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.4 to 8.9](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Secondary suite installation requires a building permit."
  - Source: [Planning & Development](https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/)
  - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

The 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.

## Steps

1. Call the Municipal Office (250-523-6225) to confirm your lot's zone and whether rezoning to R1S is possible.
2. Submit a Development Approval Application, found on the District's forms page, to rezone.
3. Apply for a building permit to install the suite (see the building-permit answer).

## Good to know

- 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.
- Parking: 2 spaces for a secondary suite. The bylaw table does not say whether that is in addition to the house's parking.
- The bylaw says suites are weighed on servicing capacity, corner lots are preferred, and cul-de-sac and panhandle lots are discouraged.
- Rezoning fees and owner-occupancy rules were not found on the pages read; ask the Municipal Office.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw 675 (PDF)](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
- [Applications, Forms, Permits (Development Approval Application)](https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/applications-forms-permits/)

## Related questions

- [Logan Lake building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/building-permit.md)
- [Logan Lake zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite.md)
- [Cache Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite.md)
- [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/secondary-suite.md)
- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/secondary-suite.md)
- [Merritt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/secondary-suite.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/secondary-suite.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF), District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/) (read 2026-11-08)

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