{"title":"C-7A zone in Esquimalt: West Bay Commercial 2","code":"C-7A","slug":"c-7a","name":"West Bay Commercial 2","group":"Commercial","section":"52.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Retail Store, Business and Professional Office, Entertainment, Home Occupation, Personal Service Establishment, and 4 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail Store","Business and Professional Office","Entertainment","Home Occupation","Personal Service Establishment","Restaurant","Tourist Accommodation","Mixed commercial/residential, subject to Section 52.2(7)","Video Store"],"quotes":["The following Uses and no others are permitted:","(a) Retail Store","(g) Tourist Accommodation","(h) Mixed commercial/residential, subject to Section 52.2(7)","(i) Video Store"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (all principal and accessory buildings and structures combined)","quotes":["shall not cover more than 40% of the Area of the Parcel."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.7 metres","quotes":["No Building shall exceed a Height of 11.7 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"None required (subject to Sections 24 and 28)","quotes":["Subject to Sections 24 and 28, no front Setback"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m from the common property line where the parcel abuts a residential use in a residential zone; otherwise none stated","quotes":["In cases where a Parcel abuts a residential Use","metres of the common property line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m from the common property line where the parcel abuts a residential use in a residential zone; otherwise none stated","quotes":["In cases where a Parcel abuts a residential Use","metres of the common property line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"None required (subject to Sections 24 and 28)","quotes":["Subject to Sections 24 and 28, no Exterior"]},"other":{"value":["Prohibited: Adult Entertainment Uses, Adult Motion Picture Studio, Adult Theatre, Adult Video Store, Escort Services","Mixed commercial/residential: the home must be in the same building as the commercial use, have its own outside entrance, and be at least 30 square metres"],"quotes":["(a) Adult Entertainment Uses","(b) Adult Motion Picture Studio","(c) Adult Theatre","(d) Adult Video Store","(e) Escort Services","be contained in the same Building as the Commercial Use;","have a separate entrance from the outside.","Dwelling Units shall not be less than 30 square metres in area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; in case of discrepancy the original bylaw or amending bylaws must be consulted. Zone sections are in Part 5 (ss. 34 to 67); Comprehensive Development districts are s. 67.x. Abandoned, defeated and rescinded CD numbers are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=118","place":{"path":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-7a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-7a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/c-7a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json"}}