R12 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 12

Salt Spring Island, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Seniors’ supportive housing complex.

Zone rules

Main uses	Seniors’ supportive housing complexSubject to the special provisions for this zone.
Extra uses on specific lots	R12(a): dental and medical office services for up to 12 medical practitioners and two dwelling units in the existing building and immediately surrounding area; a seniors’ supportive housing complex and service club on the remaining lot; maximum 50 dwelling units; a single three-storey building up to 13 m high
Minimum lot area	Subdivision only with community sewage collection and community water: 1 ha; average lot area 1 ha
Maximum lot coverage	33%
Maximum density	Floor space ratio 0.6; no more than 12 dwelling units per ha in a community water supply district unless landscape irrigation uses a separate rainwater system
Maximum height	7.6 m
Street side setback	7.6 m
Other rules	Average floor area of all units in a seniors’ supportive housing complex at most 75 m²; a dwelling unit at most 95 m² No dwelling unit may be located in a basement A continuous landscaping strip or natural vegetation at least 3 m wide and 3 m high is required along all lot lines Parking: one space for every three seniors’ dwelling units, plus one per employee and visiting support worker

Source: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.9 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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