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C-3 zone in Ladysmith: Highway Service Commercial

Ladysmith, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Accommodate commercial uses that serve the needs of the travelling public.

Zone rules

PurposeAccommodate commercial uses that serve the needs of the travelling public.
Main uses
  • Gas Bar
  • Service Station
  • Convenience Store
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Retail Sales, limited to motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental, accessory to Service Station Use
Extra uses on specific lots
  • 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
Minimum lot area892.0 square metres
Minimum lot width24.38 metres (frontage)
Maximum lot coverage75.0 percent
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio 0.5
Maximum height6.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
Maximum height, accessory buildings7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof
Front setback4.5 metres
Rear setback3.0 metres
Interior side setback3.0 metres
Street side setback3.0 metres
Accessory building setbacksfront 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
Other rulesAny one commercial use may be up to 500.0 square metres of gross floor area

Source: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 11.3 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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