Secondary Suites

Secondary Suites

Updates from Zoning Bylaw 500 review (adopted by Bylaw 2500 in January 2025). The following link provides information on the changes made through the Zoning Bylaw 500 review (now Zoning Bylaw 2500) to encourage more secondary suites in the region: Bylaw 2500 Secondary Suites Summary of Changes. 

Secondary Suites are permitted in the RDN through regulations in two zoning bylaws: 

1.    RDN Zoning Bylaw 2500 for Electoral Areas A, C, E, G, and H; and 

2.    RDN Electoral Area ‘F’ Zoning Bylaw 1285 

Additional Resources

• Secondary Suites Policy
• RDN Building Permit application and related information
• RDN policy documents, including OCPs and the Regional Growth Strategy