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Village of Kaslo Land Use Bylaw No. 1130
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1130: Land Use
2025
Village of Kaslo
January 19, 2026
[VILLAGE OF KASLO LAND USE BYLAW 1130]
Consolidated Zoning Bylaw prepared for Convenience Purposes Only
CONSOLIDATED Village of Kaslo Land Use Bylaw No. 1130
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TABLE OF AMENDMENTS TO ZONING BYLAW 1130
Bylaw Amend-
ment #
Date
Adopted
Comments
Consolidation
& Map
Update
1157
6
June 24th
2014
Accessory Use Limitations 2.1
Home Occupation Section 2.8 (g) amended
Regulation 3.6.1 amended
Regulation 2.13 amended
Select definitions replaced
Yes
1163
1
November
25th 2014
Rezone of LOT B, DISTRICT LOT 208 KOOTENAY
DISTRICT, PLAN NEP90470 (230 North Marine
Drive) to R-1.
Yes
1216
2
April 16th
2018
Rezone of Parcel M, BEING A CONSOLIDATION OF
LOTS 39 & 40, SEE LB333629.
C3 Minimum Lot Size reduced to 765m² (8,234
square feet)
Yes
1226
OMNIBUS
August 28th
2018
Zone designations
General Regulations
Accessory Use Limitations
Corner Lots
Secondary Suites
Legal non-conforming
Urban Agriculture
General prohibitions
Bare land strata siting
R-1 Minimum Lot Size
R-2 Regulation
C-2 Cannabis retail
P-2 Regulation
P-1 Permitted Uses
CDA Regulation
Parking Regulation
Definitions
REZONE for PID: 029-612-594, BLOCK 11 PLAN
NEP393 DISTRICT LOT 208 KOOTENAY LAND
DISTRICT PARCEL F, (BEING A CONSOLIDATION
OF LOTS 29, 30 & 31, SEE CA4531117) to Central
Business District Zone (C-2)
REZONE for PID: 009-676-716, LOT A PLAN
NEP15311 DISTRICT LOT 208 KOOTENAY LAND
DISTRICT to Multiple Residential (RM-1).
REZONE for PID: 005-590-485, LOT 2 BLOCK A
PLAN NEP803 DISTRICT LOT 208 KOOTENAY
LAND DISTRICT ASSIGNED (SEE 16656I) EXC PL
12373 & NEP91757 to Civic/ Institutional Zone (P-2)
REZONE for LOT 5 PLAN NEP993 DISTRICT LOT
653 KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT, LOT 6 PLAN
NEP993 DISTRICT LOT 653 KOOTENAY LAND
DISTRICT, LOT 7 PLAN NEP993 DISTRICT LOT
653 KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT and LOT 1 PLAN
NEP7082 DISTRICT LOT 819 KOOTENAY LAND
DISTRICT MUNICIPAL LANDING STRIP to
Comprehensive Development Area (CDA-4)
Yes
1246
4
January
14th, 2020
Golf Course added as Permitted Uses under P-1.
Day Care and Hospital added as a Permitted Uses
under P-2.
Added definition of Golf Course, Institutional Use.
Yes
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Rezone for LOT 22, PLAN NEP9499, DISTRICT
LOT 209A, KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT EXCEPT
PLAN EPP3 (517 Arena Ave., Folio 533.280.079);
LOT A, PLAN EPP32990, DISTRICT LOT 209A,
KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT (529 Arena Ave.,
Folio 533.280.080);
LOT A, PLAN NEP66650, DISTRICT LOT 208,
KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT (673 A Ave., Folio
533.237.000); and,
LOT 1 PLAN NEP81879 DISTRICT LOT 208
KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT
(500 6th St., Folio 533.239.100); from P1-P2
1270
5
December
14, 2021
Establish zoning regulations for RM-1A Multiple
Dwelling Special Area and rezone PARCEL J (Being
A Consolidation Of Lots 30, 31 And 32, See
CA9165077), Block 8 District Lot 208 Kootenay
District Plan 393 to RM-1A Multiple Dwelling Special
Area (Penny Lane Apartments housing project)
Yes
1304
LGA
provision
s from Bill
44
June 25,
2024
Secondary Suite provisions, section 2.10.d. shall now
read:
A secondary suite shall only be permitted in a
principal dwelling on a lot that is equal to or greater
than 500 m2 in size. The minimum lot size shall not
apply if the lot is connected to the municipal sewer
system
Carriage House provisions, section 2.13.a.(i) shall
now read:
The minimum lot size is 500 m². The minimum lot
size shall not apply if the lot is connected to the
municipal sewer system.
Under the R-1 - Single Family and Two Family
Residential provisions, section 3.1.2 shall now read:
3.1.2
Lot Size
a. Single Family Dwelling:
(i) For lots not connected to the municipal sewer
system:
a. Lot size (minimum)
464 m2
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
15 m
(ii) For lots connected to the municipal sewer system:
a. No minimum lot size shall apply.
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
7.5 m
b. All other permitted uses (including duplexes and
semi-detached dwellings):
(i) Lot size (minimum)
765 m2
(ii) Street Frontage (minimum)
22 m
Number of off-street parking spaces provisions, Table
1 in section 4.16 shall be amended to delete the
words "or Carriage House.
1321
7
October 14,
2025
Rezone PARCEL E (BEING A CONSOLIDATION OF
LOTS 32 TO 35 INCLUSIVE SEE LB331029)
BLOCK 11 DISTRICT LOT 208 KOOTENAY LAND
DISTRICT PLAN NEP393 from R-1 to C-2B Central
Business District Special Zone B AND
Rezone PARCEL F (BEING A CONSOLIDATION OF
LOTS 29, 30 & 31, SEE CA4531117)
BLOCK 11 PLAN DISTRICT LOT 208 KOOTENAY
LAND DISTRICT PLAN NEP393 from C-2 to C-2B
Yes
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VILLAGE OF KASLO
BYLAW NO. 1130, as amended
LAND USE BYLAW
A bylaw to divide the Village of Kaslo into zones and to regulate the use and development of land
and buildings in the zones.
The COUNCIL of the VILLAGE OF KASLO assembled in open meeting ENACTS as follows:
1.0
INTERPRETATION
Citation
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Land Use Bylaw".
Definitions
1.2
The words and phrases used in this Bylaw have the same meanings as those defined in
Schedule A attached to this Bylaw, the Schedule to the Community Charter and sections
5 and 5.1 of the Local Government Act, except where otherwise specifically defined in
this Bylaw.
Zones
1.3
Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act, as amended, the Village of
Kaslo is divided into the following zones:
R-1
Single Family and Two Family Residential Zone
R-2
Mobile Home Park Zone
RM-1
Multiple Residential Zone
RM-1A
Multiple Residential Special Zone A
CDA-4
Comprehensive Development Area 4 Zone
C-1
Waterfront Commercial Zone
C-2
Central Business District Zone
C-2B
Central Business District Special Zone B
C-3
Neighbourhood Commercial Zone
M-1
General Industrial Zone
P-1
Park and Open Space Zone
P-2
Civic/ Institutional Zone
1.4
The "Zoning Map" identifies the parcels included within each zone.
1.5
The boundary between two zones divided by a street or railway is the centre line from
time to time of the street or railway.
1.6
Height, setback and projection regulations contained in this bylaw may be superseded
by any Provincial regulation, such as the BC Building Code, and may take precedence in
specific site plan situations.
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1.7
The use of land and buildings, and the size, shape and siting of buildings located on the
land in each zone are governed by the regulations contained within the respective zone.
1.8
Except where off-street parking or loading space regulations are expressly contained in
a zone, the regulations in Section 4 apply to all buildings and zones.
1.9
Where a particular use of land or buildings is expressly permitted in one zone, that use is
prohibited in all other zones where it is not expressly permitted.
Application
1.10
This Bylaw applies to all land within the boundaries of the Village of Kaslo.
Deemed lawful use
1.11
The use of any land or building that was lawfully used immediately prior to the date of
adoption of this Bylaw and not permitted under this Bylaw is deemed to be a lawful
use under this Bylaw.
Offence and Penalty
1.12
A person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw commits an offence and is
liable, on conviction, to the penalties prescribed by the Offence Act.
Validity
1.13
No provision of this Bylaw depends for its validity on the validity of any other provision.
Schedules
1.14
The schedules attached to this bylaw are integral parts of and are enforceable in the
same manner as this bylaw.
Repeal
1.15
Village of Kaslo Land Use Bylaw No. 744, 1988 is repealed.
2.0
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Accessory Use Limitations
2.1
a.
No accessory use shall be established on any parcel unless the principal building
has been previously erected, or the accessory use is established simultaneously
with the principal building.
b.
Where an accessory use building is attached to the principal building, it shall be
considered part of the principal building and shall comply with all requirements of
the Bylaw applicable to principal buildings.
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c.
In a R-1 or R-2 zone, an accessory building shall not exceed a gross floor area of
80m2 (860 sq. ft.).
d.
The maximum height for accessory use buildings in all zones is 5m (16.4 feet).
e.
An accessory building or structure shall not contain a dwelling unit unless it
conforms to the applicable Carriage House regulation.
f.
Minimum Accessory Use Building Setbacks (all zones)
Front
Rear
Exterior
Interior
See (g)
1m (3.3 ft.)
3m (10 ft.)
1m (3.3 ft.)
g.
The minimum Front Yard accessory use building setback shall be the same as the
Front Yard setback for principal buildings in the applicable zoning regulation.
Bylaw compliance
2.2
No person who owns or occupies any land, building or any part thereof must use or
permit the use of such land or building or any part thereof or erect or add to or alter any
building on any such land except in the manner expressly authorized by the applicable
provisions of this Bylaw.
Building Permit
2.3
A building permit must not be issued for the construction of any building or structure that
does not conform to the applicable provisions of this Bylaw.
Setback Exceptions
2.4
Where the top surface of an underground parking structure projects no more than 0.6
metres above the average finished ground elevation, it may be located in any portion of
a lot.
2.5
Setback requirements do not apply to free standing light poles, warning devices,
antennas, masts, solar collectors, utility poles, wires, flagpoles, signs and sign
structures, except that they may not interfere with a clear vision area prescribed in
section 2.7.
Fences and Landscape Screen Height
2.6
Fences and landscape screens must not exceed a height of
a.
0.9 metre where they are located on or adjacent to
i
a front or exterior lot line,
ii.
an interior lot line within 4.5 metres of the front lot line, or
iii.
a rear lot line within 4.5 metres of an exterior lot line; and
b.
2 metres where they are located on or adjacent to
i.
an interior lot line greater than 4.5 metres from a front lot line, or
ii.
a rear lot line greater than 4.5 metres from an exterior lot line.
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Street Intersection Clear Vision Requirement
2.7
Corner Lot Regulations
a. The shorter lot line abutting a street shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the
longer lot line abutting the street shall be deemed to be the exterior side lot line.
b. An owner or occupant of a corner lot or land adjoining intersecting streets must not
obstruct the line of vision of drivers of vehicles on those streets by placing or allowing
to be placed buildings, fences or vegetation 1 or more metres (3.3 feet +) above the
surface of those streets within a triangle on the corner lot or land formed by a line
joining the points on the common legal boundaries of the intersecting streets and the
corner lot or land 5 metres (16.5 feet) distant from the corner formed by the intersecting
boundaries, as illustrated below.
c. The regulation in section 2.7 (b) does not apply to buildings existing as of the date of
adoption of this Bylaw.
Home Occupation
2.8
A home occupation, where permitted, is subject to the requirements that
a.
The activity must be conducted in a dwelling unit or accessory building;
b.
The floor area devoted to the home occupation must not exceed 50% of the floor
area of the dwelling unit;
c.
Only one person who is not a resident of the dwelling may be employed in the
home occupation;
d.
No change must be made to the external appearance of the building to indicate a
home occupation is being conducted, except for 1 non-illuminated sign not
exceeding 0.1 m2 in size;
e.
No commodities may be offered for sale except those produced on the premises;
f.
External storage or outdoor display of material, equipment or products is not
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permitted;
g.
Home occupations must not be noxious or offensive to any other dwelling units or
to the occupants of them or the general public by reason of offensive noise,
vibration, smoke, dust, odour, heat, glare, radiation or electrical interference.
Bed and Breakfast Use
2.9
Bed and breakfast accommodation, where permitted, is subject to the requirements that
a.
The activity must be confined to a dwelling;
b.
No more than 4 sleeping units may be used for bed and breakfast in any
dwelling;
c.
No change is made to the external appearance of the building to indicate a home
occupation is being conducted except for 1 non-illuminated sign not exceeding
0.1 m2 in size.
Secondary Suites
2.10
Secondary Suite Regulations
a.
No more than one secondary suite shall be permitted on a parcel of land
and shall not be allowed in conjunction with a Carriage House.
b.
A Secondary Suite may be located within a principal building but not within
an Accessory Use Building.
c.
A secondary suite shall not be permitted in a two-family dwelling or multiple
dwelling.
d.
A secondary suite shall only be permitted in a principal dwelling on a lot
that is equal to or greater than 500 m2 in size. The minimum lot size shall
not apply if the lot is connected to the municipal sewer system.
e.
The secondary suite shall not occupy more than 90m2 (969 sq. ft.).
f.
A secondary suite shall not be permitted on a parcel of land if so prohibited
by an applicable restrictive covenant.
g.
All secondary suites must be registered with the Village of Kaslo and this
shall be done prior to the final inspection by the Building Official in the case
of new construction.
Temporary Uses
2.11
Temporary Uses, Buildings and Structures
a.
Temporary Buildings and Temporary Shelters used for construction-
related purposes connected to an active Regional District of Central
Kootenay Building permit may be placed in all zones provided that:
i)
The Temporary Building meets all applicable building and fire
regulation codes;
ii) The Temporary Building or Shelter is located on the lot for which the
Building Permit was issued;
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iii) The Temporary Building and/or Temporary Shelter is removed within
30 days of completion of the permanent facility or 12 months after
the Temporary Building and/ or Temporary Shelter is erected or
installed, whichever is the lesser period;
iv) The Temporary Building or Shelter is not being used for the purpose
of habitation.
b.
Temporary Use Permits, pursuant to the Local Government Act, may be
issued by Council with conditions, including a financial security, for the
following uses:
i)
Special events of a commercial nature which are of limited
duration and which will not preclude or compromise future
permitted uses on the proposed site of the temporary use (all
designations);
ii)
Short term industrial activity such as portable asphalt plants,
portable sawmills, heavy equipment storage and construction
yards related to specific industrial projects of limited duration (M-1
or CDA only);
iii)
Transitional industrial or commercial uses which comply with the
area designation policies of the Official Community Plan but where
zoning does not presently allow for such uses. To provide for
temporary approval of transitional uses or uses where uncertainty
exists as to their appropriateness or viability and where it is
premature to decide upon rezoning and long-term land use rights,
a Temporary Commercial and Industrial Use Permit may be
issued for a limited period pursuant to the Local Government Act;
(all designations);
iv)
Temporary use of a recreational vehicle, travel trailer, or camper
by an owner-builder or contractor employed on the development
of a lot for a permitted use under an active and valid building
permit (R1, RM1, C1, C2, C3 only).
c.
Financial securities for Temporary Use Permits, required to ensure the
removal of the temporary use and other permit compliance, shall be
calculated on the following basis;
i)
Temporary Use that involves construction related to a Building
Permit: 2.5 per cent of estimated construction costs;
ii)
All other uses: security range of $1,000-$5,000 at the discretion
of Council.
Public Utility Buildings
2.12
Public Utility Buildings are permitted in any Zone.
Carriage House
2.13
a.
Ownership
(i)
A carriage house must not be occupied as a residence except where the
owner of the subject property resides in the carriage house or in the
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principal residence on the property.
(ii)
If the registered owner of the subject property ceases to reside in either
the principal residence or the carriage house, the carriage house must not
be used as a separate dwelling unit.
b.
Only one (1) carriage house is allowed per residential property, and shall not be
allowed in conjunction with a secondary suite in the principal dwelling, duplex,
semi-detached, apartment, group homes, boarding and rooming houses, or bed
and breakfast homes.
c.
A carriage house shall not be sited or located on a separate parcel from the
principal dwelling or be created as a strata lot, whether detached from, or
attached to, the principal dwelling.
a.
Development Regulations
(i)
The minimum lot size is 500 m². The minimum lot size shall not apply if
the lot is connected to the municipal sewer system
(ii)
The maximum gross floor area is 90m² or 60% of the building footprint
area of the principal residence, whichever is less.
(iii)
The maximum height of the building is 7.5m or the height of the principal
building, whichever is less.
(iii)
The setbacks for a carriage house shall meet the setback provisions for a
principal dwelling for the zone in which the subject property is located.
(iv)
Siting shall be located no closer to the front lot line than the principal
dwelling.
(v)
The minimum amenity space is 15m² each for the principal dwelling and
for the carriage house.
(vi)
The structure containing the carriage house shall be landscaped or
fenced in a manner that reasonably minimizes negative visual impact on
adjacent residential properties.
(vii)
The structure complies with the applicable Building Bylaw, BC Building
Code, Sewer Regulation Bylaw and Waterworks Regulations Bylaw.
(viii)
The lot, if access to the municipal sewage collection and treatment
system is not possible, must be confirmed in writing, by a qualified
professional, as being capable of supporting a septic sewer system for
both the principal residence and a carriage house.
2.14 Legal non-conforming lots for site area
Where a lot does not meet the minimum lot area prescribed by the applicable zone in
accordance with this Zoning Bylaw, the lot may be used for the purposes permitted by said
zone, subject to all other applicable regulations of this Zoning Bylaw.
2.15
Lot consolidation
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a) If proposed construction of a building, structure or addition will straddle two or more
lots, the separate lots must be consolidated to form one parcel with a single
Certificate of Indefeasible Title.
b) Where the legal and survey costs of creating a single Certificate of Indefeasible Title
pursuant to Section 2.15 (a) will demonstrably match or exceed the value of the
proposed construction, the owner may propose to enter into a legal covenant with the
Village, at their own expense, pursuant to Section 219 of the Land Title Act, to restrict
the future breakup or subdivision of the existing property folio and indemnify the
Village.
c) Where a legal covenant is executed pursuant to Section 2.15(b), the size of the
property for planning regulation purposes shall be the area of the overall assessment
folio applicable to the parcels concerned.
2.16 Urban Agriculture
a.
Hobby farm home occupations are permitted in the R-1 (Single and Two Family
Residential) zone, pursuant to Section 2.8 of this Bylaw and compliance with all
other applicable regulatory bylaws.
b.
Agricultural uses on a commercial or industrial scale are permitted in M-1
(General Industrial), P-1 (Park and Open Space) and CDA (Comprehensive
Development Area) zones on lots of 1000 square metres (10,764 square feet) or
greater.
c.
Hobby farm uses are permitted in the C-3 (Neighbourhood Commercial) zone,
pursuant to compliance with all other applicable legislation and bylaws.
d.
No more than six (6) hens may be kept on an R-1 or C-3 lot under 1000 square
metres (10,764 square feet).
2.17 General Prohibitions
a.
If a use is not specifically listed in this Bylaw, it is considered to be prohibited.
b.
Cannabis related businesses are prohibited in all zones with the exception of the
C-2 Central Business District Zone.
c.
Cannabis related production is prohibited in all zones with the exception of the M-
1 General Industrial Zone.
d.
Use of a tent or recreation vehicle for habitation is prohibited in all zones with the
exception of the P-1 Parks and Open Spaces Zone for the specific purpose of
seasonal campground operations.
e.
The keeping of roosters, cocks or cockerels as part of an Urban Agriculture use
is prohibited in all zones.
f.
The keeping of livestock as part of an Urban Agriculture use is prohibited in all
zones.
2.18
Siting on Bare Land Strata Lots
Siting regulations under this Bylaw do not apply to bare land strata lots except in relation to the
exterior perimeter parcel line; and that;
a.
No person shall site a building or structure on a bare land strata lot less than 7.5
metres (24.6 feet) from an exterior perimeter parcel line; and
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b.
No person shall site a building or structure on a bare land strata lot less than 1.5
metres (4.9 feet) from another building or structure.
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3.0
ZONING REGULATIONS
3.1 R-1 - SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
3.1.1 Permitted Uses
a. Single Family Dwelling and Two Family Dwelling
b. School, Church, Hospital, Personal Care Facility and Day Care
c. Public buildings and uses
d. Accessory Uses and Buildings
e. Home occupation
f.
Bed and Breakfast , subject to the regulations in section 2.9.
g. Carriage House/ Secondary Suites subject to regulations 2.13 or 2.10
h. Short Term Rental Accommodation, subject to same regulations in Section 2.9
as Bed and Breakfast home occupations.
3.1.2 Lots created by Subdivision
a. Single Family Dwelling:
(i) For lots not connected to the municipal sewer system:
a. Lot size (minimum)
464 m2
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
15 m
(ii) For lots connected to the municipal sewer system:
a. No minimum lot size shall apply.
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
7.5 m
b. All other permitted uses (including duplexes and semi-detached dwellings):
(i) Lot size (minimum)
765 m2
(ii) Street Frontage (minimum)
22 m
3.1.3 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
10m
3.1.4 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum)
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
7.5m
4.5m
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c. Side Yard setback (minimum)
d. Side Yard setback (minimum)
e. Projections (maximum)
1.5m from interior lot line
4.5m from exterior lot line
0.6m into setback
3.1.5 Site Coverage, Open Site Space and Parking
a. Site coverage (maximum)
b. Open site space (minimum)
c. Parking
40%
30% of the area of a lot and 33% of a rear yard
Subject to the regulations in Section 4
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3.2 R-2 - MOBILE HOME PARK
3.2.1 Permitted Uses
a. Mobile Home;
b. Caretaker Dwelling;
c. Accessory Use;
d. Home Occupation;
e. Short Term Rental Accommodations
3.2.2 Accessory Uses
a. Carport;
b. Deck;
c. Office/ workshop
3.2.3 Lots Created by Subdivision
a. Area, minimum: 1 hectare/ 10,000 square metres (2.5 acres);
b. Frontage, minimum: 10% of the perimeter of the lot
3.2.4 Density, Space and Frontage
a. Number of dwellings
(i)
Not more than 20 mobile home dwellings per hectare are permitted (8 mobile home
dwellings per acre);
(ii)
Legal non-conforming R-2 lots are limited to amended site plans of no more than 1
mobile home dwelling per 500 square meters (0.12 acres);
b. Area of Mobile Home Space
(i) No less than 325 square metres (3,500 square feet) for a single wide mobile home;
(ii) No less than 420 square metres (4,520 square feet) for a double-wide mobile home;
c. Minimum Mobile Home Frontage
(i) No less than 12 metres (39 feet) for a single-wide mobile home;
(ii) No less than 14.5 metres (48 feet) for a double-wide mobile home;
3.2.5 Setbacks from Parcel and Mobile Home Space Lines for Principal Building(s)
a.
(i) Parcel line setback minimum (any):
4.5 metres (14.8 feet)
(ii) Legal non-conforming parcel setback minimums:
Rear parcel line:
2.1 metres (7 feet)
Interior parcel line:
3 metres (10 feet)
Front/ exterior lines: 4.5 metres (14.8 feet)
b.
Front mobile home space line minimum:
1.8 metres (6 feet)
c.
Rear mobile home space line minimum:
1.5 metres (5 feet)
d.
Side mobile home space line minimum:
1.5 metres (5 feet)
e.
Projections into parcel setback (max):
0.6 metres (2 feet)
3.2.6 Principal Structure Height
a.
Principal building minimum:
7.5 metres (25 feet)
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3.2.7 Site Coverage, Open Site Space and Parking
a.
Site Coverage (maximum)
40% of the parcel
b.
Open Site Space (minimum)
30% of the parcel
c.
Parking is subject to the regulations in Section 4 as applied to Single Family Dwelling
Residential Uses.
3.2.8 Conditions of Uses
a.
Residential uses on parcels un-serviced by community sewer will require an onsite
septic solution capacity study completed by a qualified wastewater engineer.
Village of Kaslo's Mobile Home Parks Bylaw No. 624, 1979 was repealed by amending bylaw No. 1226.
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3.3 RM-1 - MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL
3.3.1 Permitted Uses
a. Multiple Dwelling
b. Single Family and Two Family Dwelling subject to the regulations in the R-1 Zone
c. School, Church, Hospital, Personal Care Facility and Day Care
d. Public Buildings and Uses
e. Accessory Uses and Buildings
f.
Home Occupation
g. Bed and Breakfast, subject to the regulations in section 2.9.
3.3.2 Site Area and Street Frontage
a. Site area (minimum)
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
1000m2 with a minimum frontage
22m or 1/10 of lot perimeter, whichever is
greater
3.3.3 Density
a. Number of units (maximum)
60 units/gross hectare with surface parking
75 units/gross hectare with underground parking
3.3.4 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
12m
3.3.5 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum)
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
c. Side Yard setback (minimum)
d. Side Yard setback (minimum)
e. Projections (maximum)
7.5m
7.5m
1.5m from interior lot line
7.5m from exterior lot line
0.6m into setback
3.3.6 Site Coverage and Parking
a. Site coverage (maximum)
40%
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b. Open site space (minimum)
c. Parking
30% of the area of a lot and 33% of a rear yard
Subject to the regulations in Section 4
3.3.7 Amenity Areas
The following minimum amenity areas must be provided for each dwelling unit in a multiple
dwelling:
a. bachelor/studio units
b. 1 bedroom
c. 2 bedroom
d. 3 bedroom
e. 4 bedroom and over
10 m2
15 m2
20 m2
30 m2
40 m2
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3.4 RM-1A - MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL ZONE A (added by Bylaw 1170)
Purpose
The purpose of the RM-1A Multiple Residential Special Zone A is to provide a zone for an affordable
housing development pursuant to Sections 482 and 483 of the Local Government Act [RSBC 2015]. If
the municipality and the owner do not enter into a housing agreement prior to the issuance of a
building permit, the normal RM-1 zone regulations shall apply except for the minimum site area and
setback requirements as set out below.
3.4.1 Permitted Uses
h. Multiple Dwelling
i.
Accessory Uses and Buildings
3.4.2 Site Area and Street Frontage
c. Site area (minimum)
d. Street Frontage (minimum)
696m2
22m
3.4.3 Density
b. Number of dwelling units (maximum)
10 of which 70% are affordable rental housing units
3.4.4 Height
b. Building height (maximum)
12m
3.4.5 Setbacks and Projections
f.
Front Yard setback (minimum)
g. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
h. Side Yard setback (minimum)
i.
Projections (maximum)
3.0m
7.5m
1.5m from an interior lot line, or
4.5m from an exterior lot line or a lot line abutting a
single-family dwelling
0.6m into setback
3.4.6 Site Coverage and Parking
d. Site coverage (maximum)
e. Amenity Area (minimum)
f.
Parking
40%
20% of the area of a lot
Section 4 does not apply;
a minimum of 7 paved, unobstructed parking
spaces with a minimum size of 2.6m x 5.5m shall
be provided on the lot, of which one may be
dedicated to a community car share.
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3.5 C-1 - WATERFRONT COMMERCIAL
3.5.1 Permitted Uses
a. Marina, Boat Launch and Float Plane Facilities
b. Transient Accommodation
c. Campground
d. Retail
e. Service
f.
Restaurant (may hold a food primary licence under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act)
g. Neighbourhood Pub
h. Multiple Dwelling subject to regulations in RM-1 Zone
i.
Public Buildings and Uses
j.
Accessory Uses and Buildings
3.5.2 Site Area and Street Frontage
a. Site area (minimum)
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
765m2
1/10 of lot perimeter
3.5.3 Density
a. Number of units for Multiple
Dwellings (maximum)
60 units/gross hectare
75 units/gross hectare with underground parking
3.5.4 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
10m
3.4.5 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum);
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
c. Side Yard setback (minimum)
d. Side Yard setback (minimum)
4.5m
3.0m
3.0m from interior lot lines
4.5m from exterior lot lines
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e. Projections (maximum)
0.6m into setback
3.5.6 Parking and Loading Areas
Subject to the regulations in Section 4.
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3.6 C-2 - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
3.6.1 Permitted Uses
a. Retail
b. Office
c. Service
d. Recreation and Entertainment
e. Restaurant (may hold a food primary licence under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act)
f.
Neighbourhood Pub
g. School
h. Light Industrial and Parking Area
i.
Church, Hospital, Personal Care Facility and Day Care
j.
Public Buildings and Uses
k. Accessory Uses and Buildings
l.
Uses permitted in the C-1 Zone, Waterfront Commercial and RM-1 Zone, Multiple
Residential, subject to the respective regulations applicable in those zones
3.6.2 Site Area and Street Frontage
a. Site area (minimum)
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
765m2
1/10 of lot perimeter
3.6.3 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
12m
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3.6.4 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum);
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
c. Side Yard setback (minimum)
d. Side Yard setback (minimum)
e. Projections (maximum)
0.0m except 4.5m abutting Highway 31, 31A or a
residential zone; 7.5m for Service Station
4.5m
from interior lot line 0.0m except 4.5m abutting
Highway 31, 31A or a residential zone; 4.5m for
Service Station
from exterior lot line 0.0m except 4.5m abutting
Highway 31, 31A or a residential zone; 7.5m for
Service Station
0.6m into setback
3.6.5 Parking and Loading
Subject to the regulations in Section 4
3.6.6 Cannabis Related Business
a.
A total of two (2) cannabis related businesses are permitted;
b.
A cannabis related business is not permitted to operate adjacent to the property line of
another cannabis related business.
3.6.7 Conditions of Use
a.
Light Industrial uses may require use analysis to determine whether effluent discharged
complies with municipal sewer regulations and wastewater treatment plant capabilities.
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3.7 C-2B - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SPECIAL ZONE B
3.7.1 Permitted Uses
a. Office
b. Service
c. Personal Care Facility and Day Care
d. Public Building and Use
e. Multiple Dwelling pursuant to the regulations of the RM-1 Zone
f.
Accessory Uses and Buildings
3.7.2 Site Area and Street Frontage
a. Site area (minimum)
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
1000m2
22m
3.7.4 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
10m
3.7.5 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum)
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
c. Side Yard setback (minimum)
d. Projections (maximum)
3.0m
4.5m
1.5m from an interior lot line, or
4.5m from an exterior lot line or a lot line abutting a
single-family dwelling
0.6m into setback
3.7.6 Site Coverage and Parking
a. Site coverage (maximum)
b. Parking
40%
Subject to the regulations in Section 4.
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3.8 C-3 - NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMERCIAL
3.8.1 Permitted Uses
a. Retail and Office
b. Personal Service
c. Public Buildings and Uses
d. Accessory Uses and Buildings including a juice bar associated with a fitness facility
e. Uses permitted in the Multiple Residential RM-1 Zone, subject to the respective regulations
applicable in that zone.
3.8.2 Location of Uses
a. Retail, Office, and Personal Service uses must be located only on a first storey
3.8.3 Site Area and Frontage
a. Site area (minimum)
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
765m2 (8,234 square feet)
1/10 of lot perimeter
3.8.4 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
10m
3.8.5 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum)
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
c. Side Yard setback (minimum)
d. Side yard setback (minimum)
e. Projections (maximum)
4.5m
3.0m
3.0.m from interior lot lines
4.5m from exterior lot lines
0.6m into setback
3.8.6 Screening
Lot lines abutting a residential zone must be buffered by a continuous landscape screen a
minimum of 2m in height.
3.8.7 Parking and Loading
Subject to the regulations in Section 4
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3.9 CDA - COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREAS
3.9.1 Purpose
This section of the Land Use Bylaw is reserved for subsequent amendments that will create
Comprehensive Development Area regulations for parcels identified for potential rezoning to
this designation in the Official Community Plan.
3.9.2 CDA-4
Kaslo Aerodrome Lands
Description:
LOT 5 PLAN NEP993 DISTRICT LOT 653 KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT, LOT
6 PLAN NEP993 DISTRICT LOT 653 KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT, LOT 7 PLAN NEP993
DISTRICT LOT 653 KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT and LOT 1 PLAN NEP7082 DISTRICT LOT
819 KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT MUNICIPAL LANDING STRIP
PID:
012-956-449; 012-938-637; 012-938-955; 012-938-629
3.9.2.1 Permitted Uses
a.
Agriculture;
b.
Aircraft landing strip;
c.
Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, Sales and Storage;
d.
Aviation Fuel Depot and Sales;
e.
Aviation Related Services;
f.
Freight Terminal;
g.
Heliport;
h.
Gravel extraction and sales (permitted only for the Village of Kaslo and authorized
lessees within a defined area of LOT 1 PLAN NEP7082 DISTRICT LOT 819
KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT MUNICIPAL LANDING STRIP);
i.
Office;
j.
Light industry;
k.
Parking Lot;
l.
Warehouse;
m.
Low impact recreation
3.9.2.2 Accessory Uses
a.
Accessory Buildings and Structures
b.
Office/ workshop
3.9.2.3 Lots Created by Subdivision
a.
Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, Sales and Storage
(i)
Area, minimum:
225 square metres (2,422 square feet)
(ii)
Frontage, minimum:
15 metres (49.2 feet)
b.
All other uses
(i)
Area, minimum:
765 square metres (8,234 square feet)
(ii)
Frontage, minimum:
10% of perimeter of lot
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3.9.2.4
The following siting, sizing and dimension requirements apply:
a.
Yards and setback requirements shall be in accordance with the BC Building Code and
applicable Government of Canada regulations or guidelines for non-certified, registered
aerodromes;
b.
The maximum height of all buildings and structures shall be in accordance with
Government of Canada regulations or guidelines that apply to non-certified, registered
aerodromes.
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3.10 M-1 ZONE - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL
3.10.1 Permitted Uses
a. Manufacturing, Processing, Repair and Storage
b. Wholesale
c. Public Buildings and Uses
d. Accessory Uses and Buildings
e. Uses permitted in the C-2 zone, Central Business District subject to the respective regulations
applicable in that zone except the uses permitted in sections 3.5.1 (g) and (h) and sections 3.3.1
(a), (b) and (c).
3.10.2 Site Area and Street Frontage
a. Site area (minimum)
b. Street Frontage (minimum)
1115m2
1/10 of lot perimeter
3.10.3 Height
a. Building height (maximum)
12m
3.10.4 Setbacks and Projections
a. Front Yard setback (minimum)
b. Rear Yard setback (minimum)
c. Side yard setback (minimum)
d. Side Yard setback (minimum)
e. Projections (maximum)
7.5m
4.5m
4.5m or 7.5m from interior lot lines abutting a
residential zone
7.5m from exterior lot lines
0.6m into setback
3.10.5 Screening
a. All industrial activity and storage areas not contained within a building must be enclosed by a
landscape screen or an opaque fence a minimum of 2m in height
3.10.6 Parking and Loading
Subject to the regulations in Section 4.
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3.11 P-1 - PARK AND OPEN SPACE
3.11.1 Permitted Uses
a. Low impact recreation
b. Farmer's market
c. Urban Agriculture or community gardens
d. Marina/ boat launch facilities
e. Campground facilities
f.
Park facilities
g. Golf Course
3.11.2 Accessory Uses
a. Accessory Buildings and Structures
b. Office/ workshop
3.11.3 Lots Created by Subdivision
a. Area, minimum:
1000 square metres (0.25 acres)
b. Frontage, minimum:
10% of the perimeter of the lot
3.11.4 Principal Buildings and Structures
a. Front setback minimum:
3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
b. Rear setback minimum:
3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
c. Side setback minimum:
3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
d. Side Interior setback minimum:
3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
e. Height, maximum:
12 metres (39.4 feet)
3.11.5 Parking
a. Subject to the regulations in Section 4.
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3.12 P-2 - CIVIC / INSTITUTIONAL
3.12.1 Permitted Uses
a. Community Care Facility
b. Institutional Use
c. Recreational Facility
d. Day Care
e. Hospital
3.12.2 Accessory Uses
a. Accessory Buildings and Structures
b. Residential use forming an integral part of the permitted use
c. Urban agriculture or community gardens
3.12.3 Lots Created by Subdivision
a. Area, minimum:
325 square metres (3,498.4 square feet)
b. Frontage, minimum:
7 metres (22 feet,12 inches)
3.12.4 Principal Buildings and Structures
a. Front setback minimum:
3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
b. Rear setback minimum:
4.5 metres (14.8 feet)
c. Side setback minimum:
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)
d. Side Interior setback minimum:
3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
e. Height, maximum:
12 metres (39.4 feet)
3.12.6 Conditions of Uses
a. Residential use may require a use analysis study to determine the maximum number
of permitted units
3.12.7 Parking
a. Subject to the Public/Institutional regulations in Section 4.
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4.0 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREA REGULATIONS
4. 1
Required parking spaces, loading spaces and manoeuvring aisles must be provided and
maintained on the same lot as the use or building for which they are required by this
Bylaw.
4. 2
All required parking spaces and loading spaces must be completed prior to
commencement of a use and prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit.
4. 3
Parking spaces in residential zones must be located no closer to the front lot line than
the front face of the principal building.
4. 4
Any area of a lot used for parking or loading must be constructed so as to permit
unobstructed access to and egress from each space at all times and must be developed
to ensure that adequate provision is made for access by vehicles to parking spaces by
means of unobstructed manoeuvring aisles as prescribed in Tables 2 and 3.
4. 5
Each parking area must be designed and constructed in accordance with accepted
engineering practices, with ramp grades not exceeding 15% gradient, and parking areas
not exceeding 8% gradient.
4. 6
Each parking space and manoeuvring aisle in all parking areas must be surfaced with
durable dust-free material, such as but not limited to, asphalt, concrete, paving blocks, or
permeable material.
4. 7
Parking areas must be graded to prevent surface drainage being directed to adjacent
lands.
4. 8
The boundaries between each parking space must be clearly delineated by means of
painted lines on the parking surface or by means of vehicle stops.
4. 9
On land located in the RM-1 Zone - Multiple Residential, 1 of every 4 required parking
spaces must be designated and clearly marked as "Visitor Parking" and shall be
available for use by non-occupants of the lot at all times.
4. 10 In any development requiring 25 or more parking spaces, Disabled Persons' parking
spaces must be provided in a ratio of 1 for every 50 required parking spaces, plus 1
space for any remainder in excess of the required number of spaces divided by 50.
4. 11 Seniors' housing complexes must provide Disabled Persons' parking spaces in a ratio of
1 for every 6 required parking spaces.
4. 12 Each Disabled Persons' parking space must be a minimum of 3.7 metres in width and
shall occupy the portion of the parking area nearest to the building entrance that
accommodates wheelchair access.
4. 13 Drop curbs to accommodate wheelchair access must be provided on any curb between
a Disabled Persons' parking space and the building entrance.
4. 14 Each Disabled Persons' parking space must have a firm, slip-resistant and level surface.
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4. 15 Each Disabled Persons' parking space must be marked by signage or pavement
markings to indicate usage only by vehicles displaying an approved disabled permit
obtained from the Resource Centre for Independent Living (RCIL).
NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
4.16
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for each use or building must
be calculated in accordance with Table 1.
Table 1
Residential Uses
Single Family Dwelling or Carriage House
1 space per dwelling unit
Two Family Dwelling
1 space per dwelling unit
Multiple Dwelling
1.5 space per dwelling unit
Commercial Uses
Bed and Breakfast
1 space per dwelling unit and 0.5 space per guest
room
Hotel, motel, lodge
1 space per sleeping unit plus spaces for any
additional uses specified elsewhere in this table
Hostel
0.25 spaces per sleeping unit
Short Term Rental Accommodation
2 spaces
Office
1 space per 46m2 (495 sq. ft) of floor area
Retail, Small Scale Repair and Service
1 space per 46m2 (495 sq. ft) of floor area
Restaurant and Liquor Licensed Establishment
1 space per 5 seats
Entertainment
1 space per 5 seats
Service Station
3 spaces per service bay
Wholesale, Warehousing and Storage
1 space per 250 m2 (2,691 sq. ft) of floor area
Manufacturing, Processing, Large Scale Repair
and Service
1 space per 250 m2 (2,691 sq. ft) of floor area
Public/Institutional Uses
Schools
2 per classroom
Day Care
3 spaces
Personal Care Facility
0.25 space per bed or dwelling unit plus 1 staff
parking space for every 10 rest home bed units
Hospitals
2 for each 3 patient beds
Church
1 space per 18.6 m2 (200.2 sq. ft) of floor area
used for assembly within a Church Building
Other Uses
Boat Launch Facility
3 spaces
Marina
1 space for every 4 berths
3 spaces for each charter boat
1 space per dwelling unit
Float Plane Facilities
2 spaces for every berth
Golf Course - 9 holes
25 spaces
All other uses not provided for herein
1 space per 46m2 (495 sq. ft) of floor area or
portion thereof
4. 17 Unless otherwise provided in Table 1, if a development contains more than one use or
involves collective parking for more than one building or use, the total number of spaces
required must be the sum of the various classes of uses calculated separately and any
space required for one use must not be included in the calculations for any other use.
4.18
Where the calculation of the total required spaces results in a fractional number, the
required number must be rounded up to the next whole number.
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DIMENSIONS OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
4.19
Parking spaces provided in conjunction with any single family or two family dwelling
must be a minimum of 2.6 metres wide by 5.5 metres deep.
4.20
Parking areas provided in conjunction with any use must conform to Table 2, provided
that
a.
up to 50% of the total required parking spaces may be designed for small cars by
reducing the depth of stall for 90 degree parking from 5.5 metres to 4.5 metres;
and
b.
small car spaces are clearly designated for that use.
4.21
Despite the provisions of Table 2, where any parking space abuts any portion of a fence
or structure, the minimum stall width must be increased by 0.3 metre for that parking
space.
Table 2
Parking Angle in
Degrees
Minimum Parking
Space Width
Minimum Depth
Perpendicular to
Manoeuvring
Aisle
Minimum Depth
Parallel to
Manoeuvring
Aisle
Minimum Width of
Manoeuvring
Aisle
0
2.4 m
2.4 m
6.7 m
3.7 m one way
30
2.4 m
4.8 m
4.9 m
3.7 m one way
45
2.4 m
5.6 m
3.4 m
3.7 m one way
60
2.4 m
6.0 m
2.8 m
6.4 m two way*
90
2.4 m
5.5 m
2.4 m
7.9 m two way*
90
2.6 m
5.5 m
2.6 m
7.6 m two way*
90
2.75 m
5.5 m
2.75 m
7.3 m two way*
* The minimum width for a manoeuvring aisle accessing only one bank of parking shall be 6.75 m
NUMBER OF OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES
4.22
The minimum number of loading spaces required for each use or building must be
calculated in accordance with Table 3.
Table 3
C-1 and C-2 Zones
1 space per 1400 m2 of gross floor area
M-1 Zone
1
space per 2800 m2 of gross floor area
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LOCATION, SITING, AND DESIGN OF LOADING AREAS
4.23
All required off-street loading areas must:
a. provide loading spaces having dimensions of not less than 3.5 metres in width, 7.5
metres in length, and a minimum 4.25 metres of clearance between the surface of the
loading space and any structure above;
b. have unobstructed vehicular access and egress from a street;
c. be graded and drained in accordance with accepted engineering standards to ensure
that no drainage is directed to adjacent lands; and
d. be clearly designated as Loading Areas.
4.24 EXEMPTION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS FROM PARKING AND LOADING
REQUIREMENTS
The regulations contained in this section shall not apply to buildings, structures and uses
existing on the effective date of this Bylaw except that:
a. off-street parking and loading shall be provided and maintained in accordance with
this section for any addition to any existing building and structure or any change or
addition to such existing use including home occupations.
b.
off-street parking and loading provided prior to the adoption of this Bylaw shall
not be reduced below the applicable off-street parking requirements of this section.
READ A FIRST TIME this 27th day of November 2012
READ A SECOND TIME this 27th day of November 2012
PUBLIC HEARING held on 22nd day of January 2013
READ A THIRD TIME this 24th day of January 2013
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED the 24th day of January 2013
_______________________
_______________________
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the Village of Kaslo Land Use Bylaw No.
1130, as adopted by Council.
____________________
Chief Administrative Officer
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SCHEDULE A
VILLAGE OF KASLO LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1130
DEFINITIONS
"Accessory Building" means a building which accompanies a principal building.
"Accessory Use" means a use incidental to or normally associated with the principal use.
"Agriculture" means the primary production of farm products such as dairy products, poultry
products, cattle, hogs, sheep or other animals, wheat or other grains, and vegetables,
orchards, vineyards or other field crops, and any other activity designated as farm use
by the Agricultural Land Commission Act, and its regulations, and farm operations as
defined in the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act. This use may include the
processing and marketing of on-farm products and those off-farm products permitted by
the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC).
"Amenity Area" means that part of a building or lot intended for the use of the occupants
exclusive of entrances, hallways, driveways and parking areas.
"Area" of a lot means the superficial area but does not include any portion thereof consisting of
land covered with water.
"Basement" means that portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly
underground, and which has at least one half of its height from the finished floor to
finished ceiling above grade.
"Bed and Breakfast" means a home occupation carried on in a single-family dwelling owned
and occupied by the operator which provides not more than 4 rooms accommodating up
to 8 transient paying guests for sleeping purposes only where the room rate includes
breakfast which is served on the premises.
"Boundary" in reference to a lot is deemed to extend in a vertical plane throughout its length
both upwards and downwards ad infinitum from the surface of the lot.
"Building" includes a structure.
"Cannabis Related Business" means a retail sales business that sells cannabis in accordance
with federal, provincial and municipal cannabis or marijuana enactments and
regulations, for medical or other purposes.
"Cannabis Related Production" means the primary production of cannabis products in
accordance with federal, provincial and municipal cannabis or marijuana enactments
and regulations, for medical or other purposes.
"Carriage House" means a second dwelling unit located on a residential lot with an existing
single detached dwelling. A carriage house may be a purpose-built structure, or a
renovated garage or accessory building.
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"Centre line" when used in reference to a street means an imaginary line drawn between the
boundaries of the street so that it is always equidistant from the street boundaries on
either side of it.
"Church" means a building set apart and used exclusively for public worship.
"Corner Lot" means a lot having a continuous street frontage along two or more intersecting
streets.
"Day Care" means a licensed community care facility for persons of various ages not forming
part of the day care operator's family.
"Density" means the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on a lot based on the lot
area.
"Dwelling unit" means any room or suite of rooms containing cooking, sleeping and sanitary
facilities and used or intended to be used by one family exclusively for the purpose of
providing a place of permanent residence therein.
"Family" means one person or a group of persons who through marriage, blood relationship or
other circumstances occupy a dwelling unit.
"First Storey" means the storey above the basement of a building, and in the case of a building
without a basement, means the lowest storey.
"Floor Area" when used in reference to a building means the entire area which is enclosed by
the interior face of the exterior walls on any floor level. Floor Area excludes balconies,
open decks, unenclosed porches or verandas. In multiple dwellings, floor area excludes
the area of the floor or floors of any and all portions of the building used or intended to
be used for the parking or movement of vehicles, mezzanines, corridors, hallways,
landings, foyers, staircases, stairwells, and elevator shafts
"Front Lot Line" means the street frontage, provided that if a lot abuts two or more streets the
front lot line means the street frontage facing the main entrance of the principal building
on the lot.
"Front Yard" means a yard located between the front wall of a building and the front lot line,
and extending the full width of the lot.
"Golf Course" means a 9-hole golf course along with integral amenities and accessory uses
related thereto, including but not limited to a driving range, grounds maintenance
facilities, parking, and a club house containing a restaurant.
"Grade" means that certain elevation calculated to be the average of all the several elevations
of any and all points at which a building or any part or parts thereof come into contact
with the existing natural surface of the ground comprising the lot upon which the building
stands, but for the purpose of this definition any fill added to the existing natural surface
of the ground comprising the lot or artificial mounds of earth or rocks placed at or near
the wall of the building above the level of the floor of the basement, or lowest part of the
building shall not be taken into account.
"Height" when used with reference to a building means the distance measured in a vertical line
between the highest point on the highest part of the building and the grade located
below the highest point, excluding from the measurement any mast, antenna, vent,
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chimney, elevator shaft, solar heating panel or like structure or thing that projects above
the surface of the roof.
"Hobby Farm" means small scale urban agriculture or farming operated for pleasure or
supplemental income rather than for primary income.
"Home Occupation" means making, servicing, or repairing goods, or providing services for hire
or gain by a person on the lot where that person resides.
"Hospital" has the meaning assigned thereto by the "Hospital Act".
"Institutional Use" means a building or land used by a government, organization, group or
association, for the promotion of charitable, non-commercial, or educational purposes
and not for profit or gain.
"Internal Boundary" means any boundary of a lot other than the street boundary thereof.
"Land" as defined in the Community Charter is applicable to this bylaw and includes the
surface of water.
"Landscape Screen" means an opaque visual barrier formed by a row of shrubs or trees or by
a wooden fence or a masonry wall or by a combination of these.
"Light Industrial" means a use where all processing, fabricating, assembly, storage or
disassembly of items takes place wholly within an enclosed building.
"Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats or horses kept on a property for pleasure or
commercial purposes.
"Loading Space" means an area of a lot used to provide access for vehicles to a loading door,
platform or bay for the purpose of loading and unloading.
"Lot" other than a strata lot, means a single area of land, designated and registered at the
applicable Land Title Office as not more than one parcel of land, and if a parcel of land is
divided by a street, each part will be deemed to be a separate lot.
"Lot Line" means the boundary of a lot.
"Manoeuvring Aisle" means a driveway or lane providing access for motor vehicles to and
from the parking spaces in a parking area.
"Manufactured Home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, whether
ordinarily equipped with wheels or not, that is designed, constructed or manufactured to
provide residential accommodation and to be moved from one place to another by being
towed or carried and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when
attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a
"recreational vehicle" but does include "modular homes" and "mobile homes."
"Marina" means the use of land or surface of water for the sale, rental and/or storage of boats,
marine supplies, marine fuel and docking facilities.
"Mobile Home" means a factory-built dwelling unit built to CSA specification Z-240 under the
Manufactured Home Act suitable for year-round, long-term occupancy, designed to be
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transported from the factory to its ultimate site on an integral chassis with integral or
detached wheels and arriving at the site ready for occupancy with or without a
permanent foundation when attached to the required facilities. The term "mobile home"
does not include recreational vehicles, travel trailers, campers or other vehicles which
are exempt from the provisions of the Manufactured Home Act and do not comply with
the standards prescribed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
"Mobile Home Park" means land used for the purpose of providing spaces for the
accommodation of two or more mobile homes.
"Modular Home" means a factory-built dwelling unit built to CSA specification A-277 under the
Manufactured Home Act (SBC 2003) suitable for year-round, long-term occupancy that
is transportable in one or more sections and is designed for use with a permanent
foundation when attached to the required utilities.
"Multiple Dwelling" means a building containing three or more self-contained dwelling units.
"Neighbourhood Pub" means an establishment licensed to serve liquor in conjunction with live
entertainment and/or dancing as a Liquor Primary establishment under the Liquor
Control and Licensing Act, and which offers full lunch and dinner menus complete with
hot and cold meals.
"Open Site Space" means that portion of a lot which is landscaped and permeable, not
occupied or obstructed by any building, portion of building, driveway or parking lot or
covered by any impermeable surfaces.
"Parking Area" means an open area of land, other than a street, used for the parking of
vehicles and available to the public or as an accommodation to employees, clients,
patients or customers with or without a fee being charged, or for the storage of delivery
vehicles, but does not include any area wherein vehicles for sale or repair are kept or
stored.
"Personal Care Facility" means a facility where regular care or supervision is given by a
health care professional, as well as assistance with the performance of personal
functions and activities necessary for daily living, for persons such as the aged or
chronically ill who are unable to perform them efficiently for themselves.
"Personal Service" means small-scale businesses that provide services for individuals and
includes, without limitation, barbershops, beauty salons, fitness facilities, shoe and small
appliance repair shops, laundromats, drycleaners, florists and seamstress shops.
"Principal Building" means a building that contains the primary or main use on a lot.
"Projection" means normal projections into building setback areas such as eaves, cornices,
chimneys, stairs and railings.
"Public Building and Use" means the non-commercial use of land and/or building for art or
cultural exhibits; cemetery; community centre; courts of law; fire station; hospital;
schools, legislative chambers; library; passive or active recreation use or facility; police
station.
"Public Utility Building" means a structure or building required for a publicly or privately
owned use or utility providing essential and emergency services for the Village or the
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Regional District where the use is established, authorized, regulated or administered
under the legislative authority of the governments of British Columbia or Canada.
"Rear Lot Line" means the lot line opposite to and most distant from the front lot line, provided
that where the rear portion of a lot is bounded by two intersecting side lot lines the rear
lot line is the point of their intersection.
"Rear Yard" means a yard located between the rear wall of a building and the rear lot line and
extending the full width of the lot.
"Regional District" means the Regional District of Central Kootenay.
"Restaurant" means a place where food and beverages are prepared and sold for
consumption.
"Retail" means premises where goods, merchandise and other materials are offered for retail
sale to the general public. Typical uses include but are not limited to: food, hardware,
pharmaceutical, retail liquor sales, clothing, thrift store, auctioneer establishments and
sporting goods stores, grocery stores.
"Secondary Suite" means a separate dwelling unit which is completely contained within a
principal building and is subordinate to a principal dwelling unit on the same parcel.
"Self-contained Dwelling Unit" means a suite of rooms with a separate entrance from the
other units in the building in which the suite of rooms is located, designed for occupancy
by one family, and containing kitchen, toilet and bathroom facilities.
"Service" means a business which provides services for individuals.
"Service Station" means the retail sale of motor fuels and lubricants and includes as accessory
uses, automobile diagnostic centres, servicing and minor repair of motor vehicles and
sale of automotive accessories.
"Setback" means the shortest horizontal distance from a boundary of a lot to the face of the
nearest wall of a building.
"Short Term Rental Accommodations" are self-contained principal or secondary residential
dwelling units, temporarily unoccupied and repurposed by the owner, for the purpose of
operating a commercially marketed transient accommodation business.
"Side Yard" means a yard located on the side of a building and extending from the front wall to
the rear wall of the building.
"Single Family Dwelling" means a detached building having independent exterior walls and
containing only one self-contained dwelling unit.
"Site" means a lot having its principal frontage upon a street, occupied or to be occupied by
one building and its accessory buildings, and including such open site spaces as are
required under this Bylaw.
"Site Coverage" means that percentage of the area of the whole of a lot which is covered by or
beneath one or more buildings.
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"Sleeping Unit" means a room or suite of rooms containing sleeping and sanitary facilities.
"Street" includes a lane, road, sidewalk, and other public highway.
"Street Frontage" means the boundary between a lot and the street, provided that where a lot
is bounded either in whole or in part by more than one street, the boundary which the lot
has in common with the wider or widest of such streets shall be deemed to be the street
frontage. Where a lot does not have a boundary with a street it shall mean the boundary
between the lot and the area of any right-of-way easement giving access to such lot, and
provided further that in respect of a lot which is not connected with a street by means of
an easement, it shall mean the boundary nearest to the nearest public highway.
"Surface Parking Space" means any space or area used or intended to be used for the
parking or movement of motor vehicles and is neither underground parking space nor
contained within the portion of the lot upon which a building actually stands.
"Temporary" means a maximum of 180 days in a calendar year, unless applied to Temporary
Use Permits pursuant to the Local Government Act.
"Transient Accommodation" means the use of land or a building for the temporary
accommodation of visitors, and without limitation includes hotels, motels and vacation
rentals.
"Two Family Dwelling" means a building entirely comprised of two self-contained dwelling
units.
"Underground Parking Space" means any enclosed space, containing one or more parking
units, used or intended to be used for the parking or movement of motor vehicles and
contained entirely within a structure or part of a building, the whole of which structure or
part lies entirely below the grade of the structure or building.
"Width" when used in reference to a lot, means the length of the lesser external dimension of
the least rectangle within which the lot may be contained.
"Village" means the Village of Kaslo.
"Village Building Official" means the person designated by the Council of the Village to
perform the duties of a building official in the administration of this Bylaw and the
Building Bylaw of the Village.
"Yard" means a part of a site which is unoccupied and unobstructed by a building or structure,
except where the structure is permitted to be located in the yard, from the ground
upward, excepting the chimneys, fire escapes and ordinary projections of sills, belt
courses, cornices and eaves of the building or structure.
"Zone" means a zone established by section 1.3 and identified on a map referred to in section
1.4 of this Bylaw.
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SCHEDULE B
VILLAGE OF KASLO LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1130 ZONING MAP
(Showing consolidated amendments by Bylaws 1163, 1216, 1226, 1246 and 1270, 1321)