Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Land Use Bylaw No. 355

Topic	Sub-Topic	Policy or Policy Excerpt	Document Location
economic development;	agri-tourism; ALR:	Bed and Breakfast home-based businesses are subject to the following additional conditions: (1) Not more than 1 bed and breakfast home-based business is permitted on any lot. BL461 (05/13) (2) Despite Subsection 3.13.1, all bedrooms used to accommodate guests must be located only within a principal dwelling unit or within a seasonal cottage, if one is permitted on the lot. (3) Not more than 3 bedrooms may be used to accommodate guests on lots that are 1.2 ha or less in area; not more than 4 bedrooms may be used to accommodate guests on lots that are greater than 1.2 ha in area. (4) Despite Subsection 3.13.2, the total floor area dedicated primarily to the accommodation of guests on any lot, including bedrooms, ensuite bathrooms, closets and common areas, is not to exceed 50 per cent of the total floor area of the single-family dwelling and seasonal cottage on the lot, up to a maximum of 100 square metres. Information Note: Under a General Order of the Land Reserve Commission, bed and breakfast home-based businesses within the ALR are restricted to three bedrooms that must be fully contained within a singlefamily dwelling. The use of further bedrooms will require an application to the Commission and its written approval. Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 33 July 2015 Land Use Bylaw No. 355 (Consolidated) (5) Breakfast meals only may be provided to bed and breakfast guests who have been provided with overnight accommodation. (6) Off-street parking for bed and breakfast home-based business uses must be supplied as outlined in Part 7 and screened from view from abutting lots, highways or parks by a landscape screen. (7) Despite Section 6.1, signs for bed and breakfast home-based businesses may be indirectly illuminated by a non-flashing light source, external to the sign. Where illumination is provided, it must consist of a maximum 150 watt PAR lamp mounted between 1 and 1.5 meters from each sign face.	3.13.7-3.13.8
development and productive use of agricultural land;	roads in agricultural land; ALR;	Highways are not to be provided in a manner that results in a physical division of land in the Parks and Reserves 6 or Parks and Reserves 7 zones; or in a manner such that a farm operation would be interrupted in the Agriculture 1 or Agriculture 2 zone, or a forestry operation would be interrupted in the Forestry 1 or Forestry 2 zone.	5.15.2
development and productive use of agricultural land; processing, storage and distribution; economic development; food sales, access and procurement;	food processing; farm retail/gate sales; agri-tourism; home occupation/home based business; ALR;	See document for related accessory use regulations in Agricultural Zones.	9.1.1
development and productive use of agricultural land;	siting and coverage; ALR	See document for siting and coverage in Agricultural Zones	9.1.2