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title: Salmo permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages
question: "Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage in Salmo?"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
category: Building, renovating and your property
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owner_body: Village of Salmo
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Salmo permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages

**Question:** Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage in Salmo?

**Short answer:** In Salmo a shed of 9.3 m² (100 sq ft) or less needs a Development Permit but may not need a building permit. Anything larger needs both. A new garage or carport needs a building permit. Decks without a roof no more than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade are outside the Building Bylaw.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Salmo, https://salmo.ca)  
**Cost:** Building permit fees follow the Building Bylaw schedule (see the building-permit-fees answer). The Village does not state a Development Permit fee in the sources we read.  
**How long:** The Village does not state a processing time.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 423 Davies Avenue, PO Box 1000, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. daily and on statutory holidays).)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-357-9433
- Email: Village Office, info@salmo.ca

## Key facts

- **Sheds:** An accessory building of 9.3 m² (100 sq ft) or less needs a Development Permit but may not need a building permit. Any accessory building over 9.3 m² needs both a Development Permit and a Building Permit.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 4.21(b), 4.29.1(b)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Small accessory buildings up to 3.05m x 3.05m, 9.3m2 (10' x 10', 100ft2) require a Development Permit and are permitted on all lots & may not require a Building Permit." … "An accessory building larger than 9.3m2 (100ft2) requires a Development Permit & a Building Permit."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Decks:** The Building Bylaw does not apply to decks without a roof that are no more than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade. Other decks fall under the general rule that building and altering structures needs a permit.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618, s. 5.2.3, 8.1.1](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)
  - Official wording: "decks without roofs having a difference in elevation to grade not exceeding 600 millimeters (2ft.);" … "building permit before constructing or altering a building or structure;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Garages and carports:** A new garage or carport is a building needing a building permit; the fee table lists attached garages, detached garages and carports. An accessory building over 9.3 m² also needs a Development Permit.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618, s. 8.1.1; Schedule A formula](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)
  - Official wording: "building permit before constructing or altering a building or structure;" … "Attached garage $ 40.00 p.s.f." … "Detached garage $ 30.00 p.s.f." … "Carport $ 25.00 p.s.f."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 4.29.1(b)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "An accessory building larger than 9.3m2 (100ft2) requires a Development Permit & a Building Permit."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Zoning limits:** R-1 accessory buildings: up to 4.5 m high (7 m with a Development Permit); 4.5 m from front or exterior side lot lines and 1.5 m from rear or interior side lines; not closer to the street than the house; 3 m from the house (1 m if under 20 m²). Coverage: lesser of 14% or 92.9 m² (s. 4.29.4(b) also says 10%). (Sources differ: The next sentence of s. 4.29.4(b) says "The maximum site coverage for accessory buildings is 10%", which does not match the 14% figure. Height and other zones not summarized here.)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.4.9(b), 4.29.4](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No accessory building or structure may be located within: • 4.5m (14'9") of the front or exterior side lot lines, or • 1.5m (4'11") of the rear or interior side lot lines." … "An accessory building or structure may not be situated closer to the front lot line or the exterior side lot line than the principal building." … "The maximum site coverage for all accessory buildings on a lot in residential zones is the lesser of 14% or a footprint of 92.9m2 (1,000ft2)." … "The minimum distance to the principal dwelling is 3m (9'10"), except if the gross floor area of the accessory building is less than 20m2 (215ft2), the minimum distance is 1m (3'3")." … "no accessory buildings or structures may exceed 4.5m" … "The maximum site coverage for accessory buildings is 10%."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618; Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618, s. 1.1](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Building Bylaw (2010)""
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, Citation](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In the Village of Salmo, two bylaws apply: the [Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf) for building permits and the [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf) for where and how big.

- **Shed or other accessory building:** 9.3 m² (100 sq ft) or less needs a Development Permit but may not need a building permit. Over 9.3 m² needs both.
- **Deck:** the Building Bylaw does not apply to a deck without a roof that is no more than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade. Other decks fall under the general rule that building or altering a structure needs a permit.
- **Garage or carport:** a new one is a building needing a building permit. An accessory building over 9.3 m² also needs a Development Permit.

## Good to know

- For R-1 accessory buildings the Zoning Bylaw sets: up to 4.5 m high (7 m with a Development Permit); 4.5 m from front or exterior side lot lines and 1.5 m from rear or interior side lines; not closer to the street than the house; 3 m from the house (1 m if under 20 m²).
- Coverage: the bylaw says the lesser of 14% or 92.9 m², but the next sentence of s. 4.29.4(b) says the maximum is 10%. The two do not match, so confirm with the Village Office.
- The Village says fewer inspections apply to structures under 10 square metres.
- Other zones have their own limits. Call 250-357-9433 before you build.

## Official forms and pages

- [Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
- [Building Inspections, Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/services/building-inspections/)

## Related questions

- [Salmo building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/building-permit.md)
- [Salmo building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/building-permit-fees.md)
- [Salmo fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/fence-rules.md)
- [Salmo zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Salmo secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/secondary-suite.md)

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- [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/deck-shed-garage-permit.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Inspections, Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/services/building-inspections/) (read 2026-11-08)

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