---
title: "R5 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 5"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: R5
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/r5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r5.json"
---

# R5 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 5

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

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Public service uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based businesses, subject to Section 3.13
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** R5(a): a maximum of 5 dwelling units with floor areas up to 67 square metres plus one dwelling unit which may have a floor area greater than 67 square metres, on any lot
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (any servicing level shown: individual on-site sewage treatment and potable water, on-site sewage treatment and community water, or community sewage and water); minimum average lot area 2 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 per cent
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per lot; dwelling unit maximum floor area 67 m²

## 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/r5/_