{"id":8275,"date":"2026-05-11T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/?p=7641482"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:01:19","slug":"path-for-tiny-homes-may-open-in-thompson-nicola-regional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/8275\/path-for-tiny-homes-may-open-in-thompson-nicola-regional-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Path for tiny homes may open in Thompson-Nicola regional district"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rural living in the Kamloops area could get a lot smaller as the regional district considers a policy to allow tiny homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a change in direction at the Thompson-Nicola regional district, which has previously only allowed tiny homes on a temporary basis<\/a> and taken enforcement action on those without three-year permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the policy wouldn’t come without strings attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a staff report<\/a>, the small houses can only be secondary homes and must be approved to a manufactured home standard, ruling out tiny homes on wheels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If adopted, it would allow for more people to live on the same property, but it isn’t proposed to allow for tiny homes as the sole house on a property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also noted the regional district allows secondary homes on large residential properties, but it would now include those that are four hectares or smaller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The updates come after the provincial government’s sweeping updates to housing legislation through Bill 44, which allows for more density in across BC.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rural directors will be asked for input at a May 14 meeting, then Interior Health will be consulted before it returns to the regional district board for consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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