---
title: "C-4 zone in Esquimalt: Service Station Commercial"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: C-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in Esquimalt: Service Station Commercial

Accommodate Service Stations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Service Stations.
- **Main uses:** Gas Bar; Accessory Convenience Store; Service Station; Video Store
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 6 m (buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m from an interior or exterior side lot line
- **Street side setback:** 3 m from an interior or exterior side lot line
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 3 m from a front, side or rear lot line
- **Other rules:** Adult Entertainment Uses, Adult Motion Picture Studio, Adult Theatre, Adult Video Store and Escort Services are prohibited; Accessory Convenience Store limited to 60 m² of floor area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 49](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=111) (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-4/_