---
title: "R-10 zone in Salmon Arm: Residential Zone"
place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm
zone: R-10
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule \"A\" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/r-10/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/r-10.json"
---

# R-10 zone in Salmon Arm: Residential Zone

Small-scale residential: single family dwellings and duplexes, with or without secondary suites, and detached accessory dwelling units, with density based on parcel area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale residential: single family dwellings and duplexes, with or without secondary suites, and detached accessory dwelling units, with density based on parcel area.
- **Main uses:** single family dwelling with or without secondary suite(s); duplex with or without secondary suite(s); accessory dwelling unit(s)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory use; bed and breakfast limited to two let rooms within a principal single family dwelling only; boarders, limited to a maximum of two; family childcare facility within a principal single family dwelling only; group childcare within a principal single family dwelling only; home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m² (for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 14 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% of parcel area for all buildings; up to 20% may be accessory buildings with accessory dwelling units and up to 10% other accessory buildings
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units on parcels of 4050 m² or more; 3 on parcels under 280 m²; 4 on parcels between 280 and 4050 m²
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m; 7.5 m for an accessory building containing accessory dwelling units (with increased setbacks)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m; a corner-lot principal building may be 1.5 m from the rear line if rear and interior side yards total at least 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m. Buildings with accessory dwelling units: front 6.0 m; rear 3.0 m (6.0 m or less high) or 6.0 m (6.0 to 7.5 m high); interior side 2.0 m or 4.0 m by height; exterior side 6.0 m; next to a lane 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Water permeable surfaces must cover at least 40% of the parcel; Minimum separation between buildings with dwelling units on a parcel is 3.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule "A" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026), s. 6](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=46) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salmon Arm: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/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/salmon-arm/zoning/r-10/_