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title: "C.R. zone in Spallumcheen: Country Residential Zone"
place: Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/spallumcheen
zone: C.R.
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/c-r/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/c-r.json"
---

# C.R. zone in Spallumcheen: Country Residential Zone

Main uses: Single family dwellings (or manufactured homes), which may include secondary suites, Limited agricultural use, Intensive agricultural use.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings (or manufactured homes), which may include secondary suites; Limited agricultural use; Intensive agricultural use (Only the uses listed in this zone are permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory farm sales use; Bed and breakfast facilities; Dog kennel; Small Holding / Country Residential Home occupations; Secondary single family dwellings (or manufactured homes) on lots 2 ha or larger; Detached suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** Road frontage as set by a general section of the bylaw (not stated in the zone)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% (apicultural use); 25% (tree, vine, field and forage crops); 35% (mushroom growing, livestock, poultry, game and fur production, nurseries, specialty wood crops, turf farms); 75% (greenhouses); 30% (all other uses)
- **Maximum density:** One principal single family dwelling (or manufactured home) per lot, plus one secondary single family dwelling or one detached suite on lots 2 ha or larger; four accessory buildings up to 1,000 m² combined
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 12 m or 3 storeys (residential use); 20 m (agricultural use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m (accessory residential use); 10 m (detached suite)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m for accessory farm sales use, single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m for accessory farm sales use, single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m for accessory farm sales use, single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m where applicable, for accessory farm sales use, single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 4.5 m (accessory residential buildings); home occupation buildings 7.5 m from all property lines
- **Other rules:** Farm buildings must meet the agricultural setbacks in Schedule J of the bylaw; Secondary single family dwelling not permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve or on lots under 2 ha (except where road dedication reduced the lot); detached suite not permitted on lots under 2 ha; Home occupations limited to 100 m² total floor area, up to two non-resident employees; no outdoor storage; Dog kennel not permitted on lots smaller than 4 ha; accessory farm sales use limited to 140 m² of building area plus 70 m² outside display

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026), s. 802](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972#page=98) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Spallumcheen: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/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/spallumcheen/zoning/c-r/_