---
title: "R-17 zone in Salmon Arm: Large Parcel Residential Zone"
place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm
zone: R-17
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-17/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/r-17.json"
---

# R-17 zone in Salmon Arm: Large Parcel Residential Zone

Ground-oriented residential: single family dwellings, duplexes, secondary suites and accessory dwelling units on large serviced parcels within the Urban Containment Boundary.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Ground-oriented residential: single family dwellings, duplexes, secondary suites and accessory dwelling units on large serviced parcels within the Urban Containment Boundary.
- **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 three 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:** 1330 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 22 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of parcel area for all buildings; up to 15% may be accessory buildings with accessory dwelling units and up to 10% other accessory buildings
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m; 7.5 m for an accessory building containing accessory dwelling units
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 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 6.0 m, interior side 4.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m, next to a lane 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** Permeable surfaces must cover at least 50% of the parcel

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule "A" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026), s. 12](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=57) (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-17/_