{"title":"R11 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 11","code":"R11","slug":"r11","name":"Residential 11","group":"Residential","section":"9.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Multi-family dwellings, Public service uses.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Single-family dwellings","Multi-family dwellings","Public service uses"],"note":"Multi-family dwellings are subject to the special provisions for this zone.","quotes":["Single-family dwellings","Multi-family dwellings","Public service uses"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Subdivision only with community sewage collection and community water: 0.4 ha; average lot area 0.4 ha","quotes":["provided each lot has connection to a 0.4 0.3 2 1 2 0.11 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 1","connection to a community sewage 0.4 0.3 2 1 2 0.11 1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 1"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30%","quotes":["Maximum combined per cent lot","33 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 10 30 336","coverage of all buildings and structures"]},"max_density":{"value":"35 dwelling units per ha with community sewage collection (12 per ha unless a rainwater-fed irrigation system is provided, see special provisions); 38 dwelling units per lot, plus one extra for a manager or employee","quotes":["Maximum number of dwelling units per","ha, provided community sewage 37 25 202 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 353 N/A","N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 2 15 15 15 1 382 N/A","except one additional dwelling unit per parcel is permitted to accommodate a manager or employee.","No more than 12 dwelling units per ha may be constructed or occupied"]},"max_height":{"value":"Section 3.8 height rules apply","quotes":["Maximum height of a dwelling unit","* * 4.5 * * * * * * * * 7.6","* indicates the provisions of Section 3.8 apply."]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling unit floor area at most 95 m² (one manager or employee unit may exceed this)","A continuous landscape strip or natural vegetation at least 10 m wide and 3 m high is required along the front lot line, and 3 m wide and 3 m high along all other property lines","Within a community water supply district, no more than 12 dwelling units per ha unless landscape irrigation is supplied by a separate rainwater catchment system"],"quotes":["N/A N/A 185 N/A 67 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 951 95","except one dwelling unit per parcel to accommodate a manager or employee may exceed this maximum permitted floor","(b) A continuous landscape strip or natural vegetation at least 10 metres","wide and at least 3 meters high must be provided and maintained along","No more than 12 dwelling units per ha may be constructed or occupied"]}},"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=101","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/r11/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r11.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r11.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}