{"title":"C-3 zone in Ladysmith: Highway Service Commercial","code":"C-3","slug":"c-3","name":"Highway Service Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate commercial uses that serve the needs of the travelling public.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate commercial uses that serve the needs of the travelling public.","quotes":["The purpose of the Highway Service Commercial Zone is to accommodate","commercial Uses that serve the needs of the travelling public."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Gas Bar","Service Station","Convenience Store"],"quotes":["a) Gas Bar.","b) Service Station.","c) Convenience Store."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Retail Sales, limited to motor vehicle parts and accessories","Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental, accessory to Service Station Use"],"quotes":["a) Retail Sales, limited to motor vehicle parts and accessories.","b) Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental, accessory to Service Station Use."]},"site_specific":{"value":["26 Symonds Street (Lot B, Plan 45624, District Lot 118, Land District 43): Motor Vehicle Body Shop is a permitted principal use","1152 TransCanada Highway (Lot 12 and 13, District Lot 139, Oyster District, Plan 7217): Motor Vehicle Body Shop is permitted as an accessory use to a Service Station, if its floor area is no more than 33.0 percent of the Service Station's gross floor area"],"quotes":["(26 Symonds Street), Motor Vehicle Body Shop is a permitted","Principal Use.","(1152 TransCanada Highway), Motor Vehicle Body Shop is","permitted as an Accessory Use to a Service Station Use, provided that the","Finished Floor Area of the shop does not exceed 33.0 percent of the Gross"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"892.0 square metres","quotes":["a) No Parcel shall be created which has a Parcel Area less than 892.0 square"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24.38 metres (frontage)","quotes":["b) No Parcel shall be created which has a Frontage less than 24.38 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75.0 percent","quotes":["c) No Buildings or Structures shall exceed a Parcel Coverage of 75.0 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.5","quotes":["b) The Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.5."]},"max_height":{"value":"6.0 metres to the highest point of the roof","quotes":["a) No Principal Building shall exceed a Height of 6.0 metres, measured to the"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof","quotes":["b) No Accessory Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 7.5 metres,"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Front Parcel Line 4.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Rear Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 metres; side (interior or exterior) 1.0 metre for up to 10.0 m² and 1.5 metres for over 10.0 m²; rear 1.0 metre for up to 10.0 m² and 1.5 metres for over 10.0 m²","quotes":["≤ 10.0 M2",">10.0 M2","Front Parcel Line 6.0 metres 6.0 metres","Interior or Exterior Side Parcel Line 1.0 metres 1.5 metres","Rear Parcel Line 1.0 metres 1.5 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Any one commercial use may be up to 500.0 square metres of gross floor area"],"quotes":["a) The maximum Gross Floor Area for any one commercial Use is","500.0 square metres."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the consolidation is not a legal document and certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. R-2-D2 (10.6) is reserved for future use and has no zone text."},"source_url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=115","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/index.json"}}