{"title":"CS3 zone in Kent: Tourist Recreation Commercial Zone","code":"CS3","slug":"cs3","name":"Tourist Recreation Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"9.7.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Tourist accommodation or commercial recreation development in proper relationship to major thoroughfares and surrounding areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Tourist accommodation or commercial recreation development in proper relationship to major thoroughfares and surrounding areas.","quotes":["The purpose of a Tourist Recreation Commercial (CS3) zone is to provide for tourist","accommodation or commercial recreation development in proper relationship to major"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["commercial outdoor recreation","campground","hotel","motel","neighbourhood pub","restaurant"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in the CS3 zone:",".1 commercial outdoor recreation",".2 campground",".4 motel",".5 neighbourhood pub"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","commercial","off-street loading","accessory single-dwelling residential","off-street parking"],"note":"Commercial is limited to retail sale of groceries, a restaurant and automated banking machines, up to 30% of the gross floor area.","quotes":["The following auxiliary uses and no others shall be permitted in the CS3 zone:",".8 commercial",".10 accessory single-dwelling residential","restaurant, automated banking machines, and shall not exceed 30% of the"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 21 Section 19 Township 3 Range 29 Plan 64737: front 4.5 m (15 feet), rear 7.5 m (24 feet), exterior side 3.0 m (10 feet), interior side 0.0 m setbacks"],"quotes":["Lot 21 Section 19 Township 3","front lot line 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum","rear lot line 7.5 metres (24 feet) minimum","exterior side lot line 3.0 metres (10 feet) minimum","interior side lot line 0.0 metres (0.0 feet) minimum"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 square metres (1 acre)","quotes":["Lot Size 4,000 square metres minimum","(1 acre)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"36 metres (118 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 36 metres (118 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 40% maximum"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet)","quotes":["Height 12 metres (40 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"9.0 metres (30 feet)","quotes":["front lot line 9.0 metres (30 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet)","quotes":["rear lot line 12 metres (40 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet)","quotes":["interior side lot line 12 metres (40 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet)","quotes":["exterior side lot line 12 metres (40 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Motels: no more than one sleeping unit for each 60 square metres (645 square feet) of lot area; each motel sleeping unit at least 28 square metres (301 square feet)","Campgrounds: no more than one recreational vehicle or two tents for each 93 square metres (1,000 square feet) of lot area"],"quotes":["Buildings and structures for motels shall have not more than one sleeping","unit for each 60 square metres (645 square feet) of a lot area.","each sleeping unit for a motel 28 square metres (301 square feet)","two tents for each 93 square metres (1,000 square feet) of lot area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca)."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=132","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}