---
title: "R-1 zone in Salmo: Single and Two-Family Residential"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
zone: R-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/r-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/r-1.json"
---

# R-1 zone in Salmo: Single and Two-Family Residential

Provide an area for residential housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide an area for residential housing.
- **Main uses:** Single-Family Dwellings; Two-Family Dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary Houses; Child Care Centre; Home-Based Businesses; Short-Term Accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 501.7 m² (5,400 ft²) for a 13.7 m (45’) lot; 657.8 m² (7,080 ft²) for a single- or two-family or duplex dwelling on an existing 18 m (59’) lot; 836 m² (8,999 ft²) for other permitted uses (on sites with community water and sewer)
- **Minimum lot width:** 9.14 m (30’) for existing lots; 13.7 m (45’) for new lots
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33% (single-family); 60% (two-family)
- **Maximum density:** One building containing a dwelling unit or duplex unit per lot, unless a Development Permit is granted for a Secondary House, Cabin, or Garage with suite above
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Stand-alone garage for RV storage: up to one and one-half storeys, maximum 7 m (23’)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (24’11”)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (4’11”)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum size of a primary dwelling 55.75 m² (600 sf); minimum width 6 m (19’8”); Only one secondary dwelling unit is permitted (e.g. a Secondary Suite or a separate Secondary House); a second may be allowed if parking and other site requirements are met; Parking: one off-street space per primary dwelling unit and one per secondary dwelling unit; May require one or more Development Permits

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.4](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf#page=67) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salmo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/r-1/_