---
title: "C-5A zone in Esquimalt: Tourist Commercial"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: C-5A
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-5a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-5a.json"
---

# C-5A zone in Esquimalt: Tourist Commercial

Accommodate commercial development that caters to the needs of the traveling public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate commercial development that caters to the needs of the traveling public.
- **Main uses:** Motel; Accessory Tourist Commercial Use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential (subject to Section 26)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 50](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=113) (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-5a/_