---
title: "R6 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 6"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: R6
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/r6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/r6.json"
---

# R6 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 6

Main uses: Single-family dwellings, Duplexes, Dental and medical office services for a maximum of two medical practitioners, Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care centres, Hospitals and public health care facilities, and 4 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single-family dwellings; Duplexes; Dental and medical office services for a maximum of two medical practitioners; Elementary schools, pre-schools and child day care centres; Hospitals and public health care facilities; Community halls; Non-commercial outdoor active recreation; Churches; Public service uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based businesses, subject to Section 3.13
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** R6(a): Duplexes are not permitted; additional uses are Indoor public recreation facility and Public health clinic; a maximum of one dwelling unit per lot; no more than 268 dwelling units on all lands in this zone; blocks A to G on Schedule “C” each have their own minimum lot areas for subdivision; R6(b): additional use is funeral home; minimum lot area that may be created through subdivision is 0.6 ha (individual on-site sewage treatment system and adequate supply of potable water); R6(c): the only principal uses are not more than 26 affordable housing dwelling units (single or duplexes), one single-family dwelling, non-commercial outdoor active recreation and public service uses; minimum new lot 0.037 ha with community sewage and water connection; on affordable housing lots, setbacks of 4.5 m front, 1.5 m interior side, 15.25 m from the southern boundary of the zone, and 1.2 m interior side or rear for accessory buildings
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha (on-site sewage treatment and community water system); 0.11 ha (community sewage collection and community water systems); minimum average lot area 0.4 ha with community water system, 0.11 ha with community sewage and water; 0.6 ha on lands zoned R6(b); 0.037 ha on lands zoned R6(c)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 per cent
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units per lot (1 dwelling unit per lot on lands zoned R6(a)); lot area of at least 0.164 ha required for more than one dwelling unit (printed as '.164'; the last digit may be a footnote mark); child day care centre needs a lot of at least 2 ha; community hall, church, pre-school or day care centre up to 930 m² floor area
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m on affordable housing lots on lands zoned R6(c)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m on affordable housing lots on lands zoned R6(c)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 1.2 m from an interior side or rear lot line on lands zoned R6(c)

## 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/r6/_