{"title":"R zone in Salt Spring Island: Rural","code":"R","slug":"r","name":"Rural","group":"Rural","section":"9.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Two family dwellings constructed before July 31, 1990, Dental and medical offices for a maximum of two medical practitioners, Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care, Public health care facilities, and 8 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family dwellings","Two family dwellings constructed before July 31, 1990","Dental and medical offices for a maximum of two medical practitioners","Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care","Public health care facilities","Community halls","Churches and cemeteries","Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals","Pet boarding services and kennels","Pounds","Active outdoor non-commercial recreation, excluding golf courses and activities primarily involving the use of power-driven means of conveyance","Agriculture","Public service uses"],"quotes":["Single-family dwellings","Two family dwellings constructed before July 31,","Dental and medical offices for a maximum of two","Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care","Public health care facilities","Community halls","Churches and cemeteries","Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals","Pet boarding services and kennels","Pounds","Active outdoor non-commercial recreation,","excluding golf courses and activities primarily","involving the use of power-driven means of","Agriculture","Public service uses","1990"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Seasonal cottages subject to Section 3.14","Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13"],"quotes":["Seasonal cottages subject to Section 3.14","Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13"]},"site_specific":{"value":["R(a): construction and repair of boats is also permitted","R(b): a seasonal cottage may be used for permanent residential occupancy","R(c): minimum average lot area on subdivision is 1.2 ha","R(d): no more than 1 lot in the whole area","R(e): a further 15 lots permitted by density transfer from Lots 30 and 31, North Salt Spring Island; seasonal cottages permitted on up to 60% of bareland strata lots in certain cases","R(f): a seasonal cottage or a full-time rental cottage is the accessory use","R(g): private yacht club outstation facilities up to 26 square metres, plus outdoor passive recreation and parking accessory to it","R(h): no more than 3 lots in the whole area; no seasonal cottage on a lot under 3.5 ha","R(i): no more than 8 lots in the whole area","R(k): no more than 2 lots; one seasonal cottage allowed on the Remainder of Lot 20, Section 85, South Salt Spring Island","R(l): no more than 2 lots; minimum lot area on subdivision 0.6 ha","R(m): only affordable housing dwelling units (maximum 10), one single-family dwelling, agriculture and public service uses; no more than 10 dwelling units per lot","R(n): one single family dwelling, four dwelling units up to 50 square metres each, a tasting room up to 90 square metres, beer and liquor production, sales and storage, accessory retail sales up to 10 square metres and accessory buildings up to 20 square metres","R(o): up to two seasonal cottages; minimum average lot size on subdivision 1 ha","R(p): one boathouse up to 60 square metres; setback from the natural boundary of the sea is 15 metres","R(z): no more than 72 lots in total across F1(z), F2(z), F1(a)(z), R(z) and RU1(z)"],"quotes":["Zone Variation – R(a)","Construction and repair of boats.","permanent residential occupancy.","The minimum average area of lots that may be created by subdivision is 1.2 ha.","area zoned R(d) shall","a further 15 lots are permitted pursuant to a transfer of","Instead of a seasonal cottage, the following accessory use is permitted:","private yacht club outstation facilities not to exceed a total floor area of","Variation (h) – R(h) shall not exceed three (3) pursuant to a transfer of density","Variation (i) – R(i) shall not exceed eight (8), pursuant to a transfer of density to","within all lands zoned R(k) may not exceed 2.","Remainder of Lot 20, Section 85, South Salt Spring Island, Cowichan District, Plan","not exceed 2.","The minimum area of an individual lot that may be created through subdivision is","the only principal uses permitted within","The maximum number of affordable dwelling units is 10.","including single-family","Four dwelling units not exceeding 50 square metres each;","A tasting room not exceeding 90 square meters;","a maximum of two seasonal","by subdivision is 1 ha.","not exceeding 60 square meters shall be located within all lands zoned R(p).","Despite Subsection 4.4.2, the setback from the natural boundary of the sea is 15","Notwithstanding other regulations of this bylaw, the maximum number of lots","located within all lands zoned F1(z), F2(z), F1(a)(z), R(z) and RU1(z) may not"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Subdivision: average lot area 2 ha; smallest individual lot 0.6 ha (own septic and potable water), 0.4 ha (with community water), 0.4 ha (community sewage and water)","quotes":["Minimum average area of lots in a subdivision (ha) 2 8 32 2.8 4 12 2","0.6 0.6 32 2 4 12 0.6","0.4 0.6 32 2 4 12 0.4","0.4 0.6 32 2 4 12 0.4"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33%","quotes":["Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and","33 33 5 10 33 33 10"]},"setback_front":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Front lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Front lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Rear lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Rear lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Interior side lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Interior side lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"General setbacks of Section 4.3 apply","quotes":["Minimum Exterior side lot line setback (metres)","Minimum Exterior side lot line setback (metres) * * 15 * * * *","* indicates provisions of Section 4.3 apply"]},"other":{"value":["Community hall, church, pre-school or day care centre building: 930 m² floor area at most","Farm buildings and farm structures: 465 m² total floor area at most","Minimum lot area: day care centre 2 ha, pet boarding facilities including kennels 4 ha, pound 2 ha"],"quotes":["Maximum floor area of a building used for a","community hall, church, pre-school or day care 930 930 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A","Maximum total floor area of farm buildings and farm","465 465 465 465 465 465 465","Minimum lot area required for a day care centre","Minimum lot area required for pet boarding","4 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A","Minimum lot area required for a pound (ha) 2 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026","url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Islands Trust says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not to be construed as a legal document. The zone names for R, RU1-RU3, RW1-RW2, Ri, S1-S8 are written out in the bylaw only as column codes or in generic lists, so names for those are derived from the bylaw's usage. The CRD zoning layer also carries R13 and CF3, which the bylaw text does not list (it lists R1 to R12 and CF1, CF2)."},"source_url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=112","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salt-spring-island","name":"Salt Spring Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}