---
title: "CS4 zone in Kent: Tourist Accommodation Commercial Zone"
place: Kent, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kent
zone: CS4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs4.json"
---

# CS4 zone in Kent: Tourist Accommodation Commercial Zone

Low intensity tourist accommodation or commercial recreation development that does not conflict with surrounding uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low intensity tourist accommodation or commercial recreation development that does not conflict with surrounding uses.
- **Main uses:** resort lodge; motel; campground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building; accessory single-dwelling residential; accessory office; off-street loading; off-street parking; commercial; commercial recreation; dock; agricultural; restaurant (Commercial is limited to a restaurant, licensed lounge and commercial indoor recreation up to 200 square metres (2,150 square feet); agricultural only within the Agricultural Land Reserve.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 square metres (1 acre)
- **Minimum lot width:** not regulated
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 5% (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** not regulated
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 metres (30 feet) (all other buildings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.7 metres (12 feet)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres (10 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (15 feet)
- **Other rules:** Motels and resort lodges: no more than one sleeping unit for each 60 square metres (645 square feet) of lot area, to a maximum of 20 units; Campgrounds: no more than one recreational vehicle site or two tents for each 93 square metres (1,000 square feet) of lot area, to a maximum of 5 sites per 4,000 square metres (1 acre); Each motel sleeping unit at least 25.5 square metres (274 square feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.7.8](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=138) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kent: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/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/kent/zoning/cs4/_