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title: "L.H. zone in Spallumcheen: Large Holding Zone"
place: Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/spallumcheen
zone: L.H.
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/l-h/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/l-h.json"
---

# L.H. zone in Spallumcheen: Large Holding Zone

Main uses: Intensive agricultural use, Resource use, Single family dwellings (or manufactured homes) which may include secondary suites, Secondary single family dwellings (or manufactured homes), Detached suite, and 3 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Intensive agricultural use; Resource use; Single family dwellings (or manufactured homes) which may include secondary suites; Secondary single family dwellings (or manufactured homes); Detached suite; Bed and breakfast facilities; Dog kennel; Large Holding Zone Home occupations (Uses are listed as 'the following uses and no others'; bylaw text shows both old and amended wording.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot A, Section 13, Township 17, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan KAP45482 (4374 Macdonald Road): existing custom wooden windows/doors and wood working home occupation, up to 510 square metres in accessory buildings plus 115 square metres outside storage; Lot A, Section 35, Township 8, Osoyoos Division Yale District, Plan KAP78698 (8 Greenhow Road): boat and watercraft repair home business, 137 m2 in the dwelling and 163 m2 in an accessory building
- **Minimum lot area:** 30.5 ha (75.37 acres)
- **Minimum lot width:** Road frontage as set in Section 1301.1.e.i. of the bylaw (no figure in this zone)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% (apiculture buildings); 25% (tree, vine, field and forage crops); 35% (mushrooms, livestock, poultry, game and fur, nurseries, specialty wood crops, turf farms); 75% (greenhouses); 35% (all other uses)
- **Maximum density:** One single family dwelling plus one secondary single family dwelling or one detached suite (secondary dwelling or detached suite only on lots 2 ha or larger)
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (39.37 feet) or three storeys for residential use; 10 metres (32.81 feet) for detached suite use; 20 metres (65.62 feet) for agricultural or resource use
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 metres (26.25 feet) for accessory residential use
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (24.61 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres (24.61 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres (24.61 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as the dwelling: front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 4.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m (accessory residential buildings)
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 3 metres (9.842 feet) from any other building; Farm buildings follow the agricultural setbacks in Schedule J; Secondary single family dwelling only on lots 2 ha or larger (limited to 90 m2 on ALR lots 40 ha or less); Secondary suite: one per building, no more than the lesser of 40% of the dwelling floor area or 90 square metres

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026), s. 804](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972#page=138) (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/l-h/_