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title: "C-5 zone in Ladysmith: Shopping Centre Commercial"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: C-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in Ladysmith: Shopping Centre Commercial

Accommodate commercial uses and employment centres in an outdoor mall setting.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate commercial uses and employment centres in an outdoor mall setting.
- **Main uses:** 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)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,618 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 24.38 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75.0 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.7
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 metres to the highest point of the roof
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 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 2,090 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. 11.5](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=120) (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-5/_