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title: "C-3A zone in Esquimalt: Core Commercial Liquor"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: C-3A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-3a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-3a.json"
---

# C-3A zone in Esquimalt: Core Commercial Liquor

Accommodate commercial establishments that serve the shopping, service and entertainment needs of the community including Liquor Stores.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate commercial establishments that serve the shopping, service and entertainment needs of the community including Liquor Stores.
- **Main uses:** Art Gallery; Arts and Craft Studios excluding Wood and Metal working; Arts and Wellness Teaching Centre; Business and Professional Office; Catering Service; Charitable Organization Office; Club House; Commercial Instruction and Education; Counselling Services; Educational Institution; Entertainment and Theatre; Financial Institution; Fitness Centre; Group Children’s Day Care Centre; Home Occupation; Hotel; Laboratory and Clinic; Liquor Store; Mixed commercial/residential; Personal Service Establishment; Printing Establishment, Printing and Publishing; Research Establishment; Restaurant; Retail Store; Veterinary Clinic, Veterinary Services; Video Store
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80% of the parcel area for each storey above the second storey
- **Maximum height:** 13 m
- **Front setback:** No front setback required (subject to Sections 24 and 28)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m from the common property line where the parcel abuts a residential use within a residential zone
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m from the common property line where the parcel abuts a residential use within a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** No exterior side yard setback required (subject to Sections 24 and 28)
- **Other rules:** Prohibited: Adult Entertainment Uses, Adult Motion Picture Studio, Adult Theatre, Adult Video Store, Escort Services; Mixed commercial/residential: residential use must be in the same building with a separate outside entrance, and dwelling units at least 30 m²; Only one Liquor Store per parcel, with a maximum floor area of 372 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 48.2](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=109) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Esquimalt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-3a/_