---
title: "R-11 zone in Salmon Arm: Existing Compact/Single-Family Residential Zone"
place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm
zone: R-11
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-11/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/r-11.json"
---

# R-11 zone in Salmon Arm: Existing Compact/Single-Family Residential Zone

Zoning compliance for historically developed detached single family dwellings, mainly on strata lots, where secondary suites may be added; not for future single family development on other lands.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Zoning compliance for historically developed detached single family dwellings, mainly on strata lots, where secondary suites may be added; not for future single family development on other lands.
- **Main uses:** single family dwelling with or without secondary suite(s); accessory dwelling unit(s) on fee simple parcels
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory use; bed and breakfast in a single family dwelling, limited to two let rooms; boarding home; family childcare facility; group childcare; commercial daycare facility
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² for a single family dwelling
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m; 10 m for a single family strata lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55% 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:** 40 dwelling units per hectare, based on gross parcel area
- **Maximum height:** 10 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (including accessory dwelling units)
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m next to a highway; 2.0 m next to an access route
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m next to a parcel zoned R-11; 5.0 m in all other cases
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m next to a parcel zoned R-11; 1.8 m in all other cases
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m next to a highway; 2.0 m next to an access route
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Non-residential accessory buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Separation between residential buildings on a parcel: 1.5 m if not more than one storey, 3.0 m if more than one storey

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule "A" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026), s. 7](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=48) (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-11/_