R6 zone in Salt Spring Island: Residential 6

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

In short

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 (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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