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City of Edmonton | 2020 WHAT IS A GARDEN SUITE?A garden suite is an apartment-sized living space that’s located in the backyard of a single detached house. To qualify as a garden suite, the space needs to have its own kitchen, bathroom, sleeping and living space. Some garden suites include garage space and some have … Read more

City of Calgary | Jan. 15, 2019 | What is a backyard suite?A backyard suite is a second residence that is in a building located behind or beside the primary residence. They are sometimes referred to as laneway houses, carriage houses, garden suites or garage suites. Why support backyard suites?Backyard suites provide flexibility and choice … Read more

City of North Vancouver | July 2018 | IntroductionCoach Houses are detached non-strata units also known as granny suites, lane way housing, garden suites and carriage houses. Coach houses have been present in the community over the last century. In the early 1900s, a coach house was sometimes the first unit built on a lot … Read more

City of Ottawa | Fall 2017 | Coach house principles: Principle 1 – Form of IntensificationCoach houses are meant to be a gentle form of intensification, allowing for affordable housing options, on residential properties that are developed with a detached, semi-detached, duplex or rowhouse dwelling (if that rowhouse dwelling is on a corner lot or … Read more

City of Victoria | Feb. 24, 2017 | Design Guidelines – Character Quality in design, high quality architectural expression, and unique individual identity of a Garden Suite are encouraged. However, the Garden Suite should relate to the principal building on site in terms of materials, roof form, and general architectural expression. The intent, however, is … Read more

City of Saskatoon | June 24, 2016 | DEFINITIONSGarden Suite means a small, self-contained, ground-oriented dwelling unit that is accessory to a one-unit dwelling. It is located in the rear yard of a one-unit dwelling and has cooking, food preparation, sleeping and sanitary facilities which are separate from those of the one-unit dwelling. Garage Suite … Read more

City of Portland | January 1, 2016 | The Accessory Structures Zoning Code Update revises the Portland’s Zoning Code regulations for accessory structures with a focus on detached accessory structures associated with residential development. In the Zoning Code, detached accessory structures are divided into four types: detached covered accessory structures (e.g. garages, ADUs, greenhouses); detached … Read more