{"title":"C-5 zone in Ladysmith: Shopping Centre Commercial","code":"C-5","slug":"c-5","name":"Shopping Centre Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate commercial uses and employment centres in an outdoor mall setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate commercial uses and employment centres in an outdoor mall setting.","quotes":["The purpose of the Shopping Centre Commercial Zone is to accommodate","commercial uses and employment centres in an outdoor mall setting."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail Sales","Convenience Store","Restaurant","Coffee Shop","Office","Cultural Facility","Assembly","Personal Service Establishment","Visitor Centre","Indoor Recreation Facility","Liquor Retail Sales","Commercial School","Personal Repair Service","Veterinary Clinic","Animal Grooming","Cannabis Retail Sales (only in the shaded areas of Figures 11.5 and 11.6)"],"quotes":["a) Retail Sales.","b) Convenience Store.","c) Restaurant.","d) Coffee Shop.","e) Office.","f) Cultural Facility.","g) Assembly.","h) Personal Service Establishment.","i) Visitor Centre.","j) Indoor Recreation Facility.","k) Liquor Retail Sales.","l) Commercial School.","m) Personal Repair Service.","n) Veterinary Clinic.","o) Animal Grooming.","p) Cannabis Retail Sales but in the parcels contained within the shaded areas"]},"site_specific":{"value":["1130 Rocky Creek Road (Lot A, District Lots 24 and 38, Oyster District, Plan VIP71248): additional principal uses Animal Day Care, Artist Studio, Building Supply Sales, Cottage Industry, Garden Centre, Home Improvement Service Industry, Micro-Brewery, Laboratory, Media Production Studio, Neighbourhood Pub, Non-Motorized Recreational Equipment Sales or Rental, Print Shop, Re-Store; one use with Drive-Through service allowed; all buildings must meet Step 1 of the BC Energy Step Code"],"quotes":["Plan VIP71248 (1130 Rocky Creek Road) the following additional Principal Uses","i) Animal Day Care.","ii) Artist Studio.","iii) Building Supply Sales.","iv) Cottage Industry.","v) Garden Centre.","vi) Home Improvement Service Industry.","vii) Micro-Brewery.","viii) Laboratory.","ix) Media Production Studio.","x) Neighbourhood Pub.","xi) Non-Motorized Recreational Equipment Sales or Rental.","xii) Print Shop.","xiii) Re-Store.","subsection a)vi) a maximum of one Use with a","Step","1 of the British Columbia Energy Step Code."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,618 square metres","quotes":["a) No Parcel shall be created which has a Parcel Area less than 1,618 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 and Structures shall exceed a Parcel Coverage of 75.0 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.7","quotes":["b) The Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.7."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 metres to the highest point of the roof","quotes":["a) No Principal Building or Structure shall exceed a Height of 12.0 metres,"]},"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":"6.0 metres","quotes":["Front Parcel Line 6.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Rear Parcel Line 4.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 metres","quotes":["Interior Side Parcel Line 3.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Exterior Side Parcel Line 4.5 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":["A single commercial use may be up to 2,090 square metres of gross floor area"],"quotes":["a) The maximum Gross Floor Area of a single commercial Use is 2,090 square"]}},"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. 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