Town bylaw 1022: Bylaw No. 1022, 2022 Zoning Amendment (Carriage House and Secondary Suites)

Town of Princeton Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1022, 2022 Carriage Houses and Secondary Suites Page 1

TOWN OF PRINCETON

BYLAW NO. 1022, 2022

The Council of the Town of Princeton, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

1. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Town of Princeton Zoning Amendment

Bylaw No. 1022, 2022.”

2. The Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 is amended by:

Section 4: Definitions

“CARRIAGE HOUSE” by adding “and is located on a property that is a single real estate entity”.

Section 6.3 Accessory Buildings and Structures

.1 by removing “carriage house” from the list of buildings

Section 6.7 Carriage Houses

By removing Subsections .1 to .11 in their entirety and replacing with:

.1 Not more than one carriage house shall be permitted on any parcel of land; .2 A parcel of land shall not contain both a carriage house and a secondary suite; .3 Height regulations for accessory buildings and structures in Residential, Country Residential and Forestry Grazing Zones shall apply to carriage houses; .4 The maximum gross floor area for a carriage house is 100 m2 (1075 sq. ft) or 15% of the Parcel Area, whichever is less; .5 A carriage house shall not be located closer to the front parcel line than the principal single detached dwelling; .6 The interior side yard and exterior side yard setback regulations for accessory buildings in Residential, Country Residential and Forestry Grazing Zones apply to the siting of the carriage house; .7 Carriage houses shall be setback no less than 3.0m from a rear parcel line unless the rear lot line abuts a lane where the setback is not less than 1.5m; .8 The distance between a principal dwelling and a carriage house in any zone shall be 3.0m or greater; Town of Princeton Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1022, 2022 Carriage Houses and Secondary Suites Page 2

.9 The minimum area of private amenity space, which is developed for the recreational use of the residents of a dwelling unit and may include balconies, patios, decks and level landscaped recreational areas, that is required is 15 m2 (161 sq. ft.) each for the principal dwelling and for the carriage house and that is not located in the front yard setback or in parking areas. .10 All carriage houses shall be connected to the Town of Princeton’s sanitary sewer and water systems when available; .11 One additional parking space is required for the carriage house on the subject property. Where possible, the additional parking space shall abut and use an existing driveway for access to the street. At least one parking space for the principal dwelling and one parking space for the carriage house shall be located to provide direct vehicular access to the street without obstruction by a vehicle parked in another parking space.

Section 6.25 Home Occupations, Major

.1 by adding “carriage house” after the words “within a single detached dwelling” and by adding a new subsection .2 “Only one Home Occupation, Major shall be permitted on a parcel of land” and renumber the remaining sections

Section 6.26 Home Occupations, Minor

.1 by adding “carriage house” after the words “within a single detached dwelling” and by adding a new subsection .2 “ A Home Occupation, Minor may be permitted in the principal dwelling and in a carriage house or secondary suite” and renumber the remaining sections

Sections 6.30, 6.31 and 6.32 Secondary Suites

By removing these sections in their entirety and replacing with:

6.3.0 .1 A secondary suite shall be entirely contained within a single detached dwelling or half duplex dwelling.

6.31 .1 Only one secondary suite is permitted per dwelling unit and shall not be allowed in conjunction with a carriage house on the same lot. 6.32 .1 The minimum gross floor area of a secondary suite is 32 m2 (344 sq. ft.); .2 The maximum gross floor area of the secondary suite is 125 m2 (1345 sq. ft.) or 40% of the total gross floor area of the principal dwelling, whichever is less; .3 The minimum area of private amenity space, which is developed for the recreational use of the residents of a dwelling unit and may include balconies, patios, decks and level landscaped recreational areas, that is required is 15 m2 (161 sq. ft.) each for the Town of Princeton Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1022, 2022 Carriage Houses and Secondary Suites Page 3

principal dwelling and for the secondary suite and that is not located in the front yard setback or in parking areas; .4 One additional parking space is required for the secondary suite on the subject property. Where possible, the additional parking space shall abut and use an existing driveway for access to the street. At least one parking space for the principal dwelling and one parking space for the secondary suite shall be located to provide direct vehicular access to the street without obstruction by a vehicle parked in another parking space.

Section 9: FG - FORESTRY GRAZING ZONE

9.1 Permitted Uses To subsection .3 add the words, “subject to Section 6.7 “ and add a new

subsection .11 “secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30, 6.31 and 6.32” and renumber the remaining subsections

Section 10: RC – COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

10.1 Permitted Uses Add a new subsection .9 “secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30,

6.31 and 6.32” and renumber the remaining subsections

Section 11: RS1 – SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Section 11.1 Permitted Uses Add new subsection .2 “carriage house, subject to Section 6.7”

and new subsection .3 “secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30, 6.31 and 6.32” and renumber the remaining subsections

Section 11.2 Development Regulations Amend Section .4 to increase the Maximum parcel

coverage to 40%

Section 12: RS2 – SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Section 12.1 Permitted Uses Add new subsection .2 “carriage house, subject to Section 6.7”

and new subsection .3 “secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30, 6.31 and 6.32” and renumber the remaining subsections

Section 15: RM2 – MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

Town of Princeton Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1022, 2022 Carriage Houses and Secondary Suites Page 4

Section 15.1 Permitted Uses Add new subsection .2 “carriage house, on a parcel with a

single detached dwelling, subject to Section 6.7” and a new subsection .6 “secondary suite, subject to Sections 6.30, 6.31 and 6.32” and renumber the remaining subsections

Section 16: RM3 – MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

Section 16.1 Permitted Uses Add new subsection .5 “secondary suite, subject to Sections

6.30, 6.31 and 6.32” and renumber the remaining subsections

Read a first and second time this 22nd day of February, 2022 Public notice was provided in the Similkameen Spotlight on March 3rd, 2022; March 10th, 2022; and March 17th, 2022. Public Hearing held this 21st day of March, 2022 Read a third time this 21st day of March, 2022 Approved pursuant to section 52(3)(a) of the Transportation Act, this 25th day of March, 2022

For Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Adopted this 4th, day of April, 2022.

Mayor Spencer Coyne Corporate Officer Lyle Thomas Original signed by Mayor Coyne Original signed by CAO Thomas