---
title: "R11 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 11"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: R11
bylaw: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r11/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r11.json"
---

# R11 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 11

Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Multi-family dwellings, Public service uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Multi-family dwellings; Public service uses (Multi-family dwellings are subject to the special provisions for this zone.)
- **Minimum lot area:** Subdivision only with community sewage collection and community water: 0.4 ha; average lot area 0.4 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Section 3.8 height rules apply
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.9](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=101) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salt Spring Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/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/salt-spring-island/zoning/r11/_