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title: "C-4 zone in Ladysmith: Tourist Service Commercial"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: C-4
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in Ladysmith: Tourist Service Commercial

Accommodate tourist-oriented uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate tourist-oriented uses.
- **Main uses:** Tourist Accommodation; Restaurant; Coffee Shop; Personal Service Establishment; Welcome Centre; Indoor Recreation Facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Office; Retail Sales; Public Parking, associated with an established Marina Use in the adjacent Foreshore; Yacht Club Clubhouse; Dwelling Unit (second storey only) (A Dwelling Unit use shall only be located on the second storey.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 1251 Rocky Creek Road (Block C, District Lot 2054, Cowichan District, Plan EPC721, C-4 zoned portion): Marina Office including Assembly Use as principal uses; Boat Launch and marine fuel storage tanks for a Marine Fuel Supply Station as accessory uses; Part of Lot 43, Oyster District, shown outlined in red on Plan 835-R, except that part in Plans 7094 and VIP58434 (PID 005-068-002), C-4 zoned portion: the principal and accessory uses of the R-1 zone are permitted, subject to R-1 requirements
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 24.38 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33.0 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.5
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Front setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** A single commercial use may be up to 500 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. 11.4](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=117) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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/ladysmith/zoning/c-4/_