# Gov Handbook: Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada

> 20 answers about local government in Radium Hot Springs. Hub page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/ · All answers as JSON: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/index.json · Full text: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/llms-full.txt

## Building, renovating and your property

- [Radium Hot Springs building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/building-permit.md): In Radium Hot Springs you need a Village building permit before most construction, renovation or demolition, and before moving a building or installing a wood-burning appliance. Painting, re-roofing, landscaping and fences do not need one. Download the application package or pick it up at the Village Office.
- [Radium Hot Springs fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/fence-rules.md): In Radium Hot Springs a fence can be 1.3 m high in a front yard and 2.0 m elsewhere on the parcel (most zones). The Village's Building Permit Guide lists fences as not needing a building permit, but zoning rules still apply. Barbed wire and razor wire are banned in most zones.
- [Radium Hot Springs permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/deck-shed-garage-permit.md): In Radium Hot Springs, the Village's Building Permit Guide says you need a building permit for a new shed, garage or carport over 10 m² (108 sq. ft.), and to construct, cover or enclose a deck or porch. A garden shed under 108 sq. ft. is exempt. Zoning rules still apply.
- [Radium Hot Springs building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/building-permit-fees.md): A Radium Hot Springs building permit costs $100 plus $7 per $1,000 (or portion) of construction value, under the Village's Fees and Charges Bylaw. A $100 non-refundable application fee is credited toward it. Taxes such as GST are added unless the bylaw says otherwise.
- [Radium Hot Springs zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning-lookup.md): In Radium Hot Springs, search your address on the Village's online land use web map, then click the parcel to see its zone, zoning bylaw, OCP designation and development permit areas. The zoning rules are in Zoning Bylaw No. 528, 2026. Building and Development Services can help interpret them.
- [Radium Hot Springs secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/secondary-suite.md): Yes. Radium Hot Springs allows an attached suite (in a basement, a storey or a converted garage) with a one-unit or two-unit home in the R2, R3, R4, R5, RTA and AG zones. A detached suite (coach house or garden suite) is allowed only where the zone lists it. A building permit is needed.
- [Radium Hot Springs tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/tree-removal.md): Radium Hot Springs has no tree-cutting bylaw posted in its Document Centre. But all Village land is in a wildfire development permit area, where a development permit is typically required for clearing and other land alteration. Check with Building and Development Services before removing trees.

## Water, sewer, roads and snow

- [Radium Hot Springs watering restrictions](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/water-restrictions.md): Yes. Radium Hot Springs has staged watering restrictions in place year-round, from Stage 1 (year-round limits) up to Stage 5 (severe drought or emergency). At Stage 1, even addresses water on even days and odd addresses on odd days. The Village posts the current stage on its Watering Restrictions page.

## Pets, animals and wildlife

- [Radium Hot Springs dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dog-licence.md): In Radium Hot Springs, the Village issues dog licences. Every dog six months or older needs one each calendar year. The fee is $15 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $40 for one that is not. A licence expires December 31.
- [Radium Hot Springs dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dog-leash-rules.md): In Radium Hot Springs, a dog away from its owner's property must be on a leash and under control. Sinclair Canyon Trails is an off-leash area. A dog loose elsewhere is "at large", a $250 municipal ticket.
- [Radium Hot Springs rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/dangerous-dogs.md): In Radium Hot Springs, the Animal Control Officer can designate a dog Aggressive or Vicious by letter. Owners then follow strict rules, such as a short leash, a muzzle and a secure enclosure for Vicious dogs. Breaking them is a $500 municipal ticket.
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Radium Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/how-many-pets.md): In Radium Hot Springs, the Village's animal bylaw allows "a total of three Dogs and/or three Cats" on any property. The wording is unclear on whether that is three of each or three together, so ask the bylaw officer. The fine is $250.

## Parking, tickets and driving

- [Radium Hot Springs RV, boat and trailer parking rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md): In Radium Hot Springs, no vehicle may stay on a street more than 72 hours, and an unattached trailer may not be parked on a street (24-hour emergency exception). The bylaws set no rule for parking an RV or boat on your own lot. Living in an RV is not allowed in any zone.

## Bylaws, noise and complaints

- [Radium Hot Springs noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/noise-rules.md): Radium Hot Springs has no single quiet-hours period. Its Noise Control Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the peace, calls loud sound equipment objectionable from 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., and limits construction to Monday to Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Each offence is a $250 ticket.
- [Radium Hot Springs unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/unsightly-property.md): In Radium Hot Springs, send a General Complaint Form to Protective Services at mps@radiumhotsprings.ca, or use the Village's online Report a Problem form. An officer can order cleanup within five days of mailing. Unsightly premises is a $250 municipal ticket.
- [Radium Hot Springs backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/backyard-fire.md): In Radium Hot Springs, small open fires on private property are allowed under the Open Burning Bylaw if you stay with them, keep them 5 m from buildings and under 0.5 m across, and no fire ban is in force. The bylaw mentions no permit. Breaking the rules is a $250 ticket.
- [Radium Hot Springs fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/fireworks.md): No. In Radium Hot Springs, setting off, discharging or possessing fireworks and firecrackers is prohibited, and so is selling them. The exceptions are a Special Fireworks Permit for a display and a Fire Chief permit for religious or ceremonial use. Each offence is a $250 ticket.

## Starting and running a business

- [Radium Hot Springs business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/business-licence.md): Yes. In Radium Hot Springs anyone doing business in the Village needs an annual business licence for each business and each premises. Fees are $100 or $150 a year depending on the category. Complete the application and bring it with the fee to the Village.
- [Radium Hot Springs home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/home-based-business.md): Yes. Radium Hot Springs allows minor and major home-based businesses as an accessory use to a dwelling, with limits on size, staff and signs. You need an annual Village business licence; a home occupation licence is $100 a year.

## Housing and renting

- [Radium Hot Springs short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/short-term-rental.md): Yes, with a Village business licence and provincial registration. Stand-alone short-term rentals are allowed only in permitted areas (C1 to C3, RTA, the Ridgeview Resort residential area, and strata Plan NES50 in R3). A suite can be rented short-term if the owner or a long-term tenant lives there.

## Zoning

- [All 17 zones in Radium Hot Springs, as JSON](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning/index.json)
- Zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St