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Logan Lake secondary suite and carriage house rules

Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?

Logan Lake, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

Secondary suite allowedOnly 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), ss. 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
Coach house or garden suite allowedNot 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.5 and 8.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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:
LimitsOne 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.2 .6; s. 8.6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
Parking2 spaces for a secondary suite.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), Schedule C, Table (Required Offstreet Parking Spaces) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Secondary Suite 2 spaces
PermitsRezoning of the property to R1S, and a building permit: suite installation requires a building permit.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.4 and 8.9 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Secondary suite installation requires a building permit.
established through the process of rezoning the subject property to R1S.
BylawZoning Bylaw 675, 2010, ss. 8.4 to 8.10 and Schedule C parking; Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 8.4 to 8.9; Planning & Development · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Secondary suite installation requires a building permit.
Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010

How it works

Under the District of Logan Lake's Zoning Bylaw 675, 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

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Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)

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