Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards zoning for small homes

Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, in the County of Renfrew. Population 2,410 (2021 census).

Backyard suite

A separate home in the yard of a house: garden suite, laneway suite or coach house, including prefab, modular or container units used this way.

Allowed with limits · Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards’s term: “additional dwelling unit / coach house”

An additional dwelling unit, including a coach house in a detached accessory building, is permitted in zones that allow single detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwellings. Lots on private well or septic need at least 0.8 ha, and additional units are not allowed within 30 m of a waterbody or on waterfront lots.

Minimum lot size: 0.8 ha for lots on private services (well and/or septic); on lots of 2 ha or less the unit must share the primary dwelling's water and/or septic services (s.3.9.2.2) [1]
Number allowed: Private services: one additional unit per primary dwelling (s.3.9.2.7); full municipal water and sewer: up to three dwelling units on a lot (s.3.9.3) [1]
Maximum size: Gross floor area less than the primary dwelling's; a coach house footprint not larger than the primary dwelling's footprint (s.3.9.2.3, s.3.9.3.8) [1]
Maximum height: Same as an accessory building: 5 m in R1, R2, LSR and RR; 9 m in RU and A (s.3.9.2.4 d), s.3.2.3(5)) [1]
Setbacks: Side and rear yards of the primary dwelling apply; not in the minimum front yard in RU/A or in any front yard in other zones; not within 30 m of the high water mark of a waterbody (s.3.9.2.4, s.3.9.2.8) [1]
Parking: At least one space, which may be tandem (s.3.9.2.6) [1]
Where allowed: Not on waterfront lots or within 300 m of a lake identified as at or near capacity without a minor variance (s.3.9.2.12) [1]

Ontario-wide rule

Ontario law stops municipalities from banning one residential unit in a building ancillary to a detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of urban residential land, as long as the lot has no more than three units in total. Municipalities still set most other zoning rules, but provincial law limits parking requirements, minimum unit size, lot coverage and separation distances. These units are also exempt from development charges and parkland dedication. [2][3][4]

Tiny home on a foundation

A small house as the main home on its own lot. The key rule is any minimum dwelling size.

Allowed · Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards’s term: “single detached dwelling”

The R1, RR, LSR and RU zone provisions set no minimum dwelling floor area for a single detached dwelling.

Minimum dwelling size: No minimum dwelling floor area in the R1 (s.6.2), RR (s.8.2), LSR (s.9.2) or RU (s.22.2) zone provisions [1]

Ontario-wide rule

Ontario law sets no minimum total size for a house that is the main dwelling. The Building Code sets minimum room areas, so the smallest compliant dwelling is roughly 17.5 m² by the Province's own estimate. Municipalities may still set minimum floor areas for main dwellings in their zoning by-laws. The provincial ban on minimum sizes covers only additional residential units. [2][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Tiny home on wheels or park model

Living full-time in a tiny home on wheels or a park model home.

Allowed with limits · Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards’s term: “mobile home / tiny home / recreational vehicle”

A mobile home may be the primary dwelling on a lot in all zones. A tiny home on wheels or park model trailer is defined as a recreational vehicle, which may be occupied only in a recreational vehicle campground, apart from construction-period and short in-transit stays.

Where allowed: Mobile homes permitted in all zones as the primary dwelling on a lot (s.3.17.1) [1]
Where allowed: 'Recreational vehicle' includes travel trailers, park model trailers and Tiny Homes (s.2); no recreational vehicle shall be occupied unless in a recreational vehicle campground (s.3.17.3); no tiny home on wheels or trailer used as a primary residence except per s.3.17 (s.3.23) [1]
Temporary garden suite: 'Garden suite' is defined (portable, ancillary detached unit) and needs no parking (s.4), but no temporary use procedure is set out [1]
Approvals: An RV may be occupied for up to 3 years during building construction on the lot (s.3.17.4), or for up to 30 days a year (14 consecutive) for persons in transit (s.3.17.5) [1]

Ontario-wide rule

Ontario has no single rule for living full-time in a tiny home on wheels. A unit on wheels can count as a 'building' that needs a permit and must meet the Building Code once it stays in one place, is hooked up to services or is anchored. Park model trailers are recognized only as seasonal recreational buildings. Municipalities may allow a portable garden suite under a temporary-use by-law for up to 20 years, with extensions of up to 3 years each. [10][5][2][7][6]

Bunkie or sleeping cabin

A small sleeping building with no kitchen, usually beside a cottage or house.

Allowed with limits · Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards’s term: “sleep cabin / bunkie”

One sleep cabin is permitted as an accessory building to a residential use on lots of at least 4,000 m2. It may have no cooking, sanitary or plumbing facilities and may not be rented.

Minimum lot size: 4,000 m2 (1 acre) (s.3.2.8) [1]
Number allowed: One sleep cabin (s.3.2.8) [1]
Maximum size: 18 m2 (194 sq ft) (s.3.2.8) [1]
Maximum height: 4.5 m (14.7 ft) (s.3.2.8) [1]
Kitchen: Not more than two sleeping rooms; no cooking or sanitary facilities and no plumbing connection (s.2, Cabin, Sleep) [1]
Where allowed: Not permitted on waterbodies identified as 'at capacity'; not for rent or lease (s.3.2.8) [1]

Ontario-wide rule

Ontario law has no rule written specifically for bunkies or sleeping cabins. Whether one needs a building permit depends on the Building Code Act's definition of 'building' and the Code's shed exemption. That exemption covers only storage-use sheds, so it does not cover a structure used for sleeping. Municipal zoning rules for accessory buildings still apply. [7][5][2][11]

Official links

Last confirmed October 2026.

Notes and caveats

The earlier hold said the PDF had no text layer; the file now posted (https://www.killaloe-hagarty-richards.ca/sites/25/files/2026-05/Consolidated%20Comprehensive%20ZB11-2024.pdf, 137 pp, created May 5, 2026 by Acrobat PDFMaker) has a full text layer, so it was read directly. Cover: passed by Council April 2, 2024, consolidated May 4, 2026; it incorporates By-law 20-2026 (accessory buildings, RV occupancy) and 47-2025. Zoning maps for Richards, Hagarty and Killaloe are separate.

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