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

# S.H. zone in Spallumcheen: Small Holding Zone

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

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings (or manufactured homes), which may include secondary suites; Restricted agricultural use; Intensive agricultural use (Only the uses listed in this zone are permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory residential; 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Roofing business home occupation: 257 m² floor area and 72 m² outside vehicle storage permitted on Lot 2, Section 29, Township 4, O.D.Y.D. Plan 23647 at 1609 Eagle Rock Road; Lawn and tree care home business permitted (16 m² in dwelling plus 111 m² in three accessory buildings, side yard setback 1.5 m) on Lot 2, Block 2, District Lot 89, O.D.Y.D., Plan 190 at 4522 Lansdowne Road; Cabinet manufacturing home business permitted in a 264.8 m² accessory building (interior side yard setback 3 m) on Parcel A (Plan B5723) of the N1/2, Sec 4, Twp 35, K DYD, Except Parcel 6 (Plan H3) at 3811 Highway 97A
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 45 m
- **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; two restricted agricultural buildings
- **Maximum height:** Lesser of 12 m or 3 storeys (residential use); 12 m (restricted or intensive agricultural use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m (accessory residential use); 10 m (detached suite)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m for single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m for single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m for single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m where applicable, for single family dwellings and accessory residential buildings
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3 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; Intensive agricultural use only on land of 0.8094 ha (2 acres) or larger within the Agricultural Land Reserve; dog kennel not permitted on lots smaller than 4 ha

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026), s. 801](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972#page=87) (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/s-h/_