---
title: "R-14 zone in Salmon Arm: Compact/Strata Multi-Family Residential Zone"
place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm
zone: R-14
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-14/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/r-14.json"
---

# R-14 zone in Salmon Arm: Compact/Strata Multi-Family Residential Zone

Ground-oriented attached dwellings on strata lots or for rental, in rowhouses, clusters or duplex forms, on lands designated medium and high density in the OCP.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Ground-oriented attached dwellings on strata lots or for rental, in rowhouses, clusters or duplex forms, on lands designated medium and high density in the OCP.
- **Main uses:** multiple family dwellings; triplexes; duplexes; assisted living housing with or without a dining area
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** secondary suites; boarding home; commercial daycare facility; group childcare; family childcare facility; home occupation; accessory use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Existing detached single family dwellings may be retained at: 231 - 20 Street NE, Plan EPP126010 (PID 031 983 855); 2751 - 15 Avenue, NE, Plan EPS 8 (PID 027 455 327); 111 Harbourfront Drive NW, PLAN KAS881 (PID 016 997 905)
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² for a duplex; 900 m² for all other uses
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m; 14 m for a duplex parcel
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55% of parcel area for principal and accessory buildings, of which 10% may be accessory buildings
- **Maximum density:** 40 dwelling units per hectare; 50 dwelling or sleeping units per hectare for Assisted Living Housing; up to 50 per hectare with amenities (Table 9.1). Secondary suites are not counted
- **Maximum height:** 10 m; up to 13 m through a Development Permit if an amenity from Table 9.1 is provided
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m next to a highway; 2.0 m next to an internal access route
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m next to a parcel zoned R-14; 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:** front 5.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 0.6 m, exterior side 5.0 m
- **Other rules:** Clear driveway length to a garage or carport must be at least 5 metres; Separation between residential buildings on a parcel: 1.5 m if not more than one storey, 3 m if more than one storey

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule "A" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026), s. 9](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=51) (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-14/_