{"title":"C-5 zone in Oak Bay: Local Commercial / Neighbourhood Deli Use","code":"C-5","slug":"c-5","name":"Local Commercial / Neighbourhood Deli Use","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Local commercial / neighbourhood deli zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Local commercial / neighbourhood deli zone","quotes":["C-5 – LOCAL COMMERCIAL/ NEIGHBOURHOOD DELI USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail sale and storage of groceries, meat, fish, delicatessen, bakery goods and sundry household and garden items","Barbers, hairdressers and beauty shops","Neighbourhood deli use"],"quotes":["Retail sale and storage of groceries, meat, fish, delicatessen, bakery goods and","Barbers, hairdressers and beauty shops.","Neighbourhood deli use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Up to four apartment residential dwelling units"],"note":"The bylaw lists the apartment units under accessory uses.","quotes":["Up to four (4) apartment residential dwelling units"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% (principal building); 5% (accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Lot Coverage Maximum 35% 5% 5%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.5 (total of all buildings); up to four dwelling units","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio Maximum Total all buildings: 0.5 N/A"]},"max_height":{"value":"Up to two dwelling units: 7.3 m, 2 storeys. Three or four dwelling units: 8.5 m, 3 storeys","quotes":["(i) Building Height where up to 7.3 m 3.0 m 4.6 m","8.5 m 3.0 m 4.6 m","(e) Number of Storeys Maximum 2 1 N/A","(f) Number of Storeys where 3 1 N/A"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory buildings 3.0 m; accessory structures 4.6 m","quotes":["(i) Building Height where up to 7.3 m 3.0 m 4.6 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 7.6 m 7.6 m 7.6 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 7.6 m 1.5 m 1.52 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m; not required along a side lot line shared with a parcel zoned for commercial use","quotes":["(iii) Interior side lot line 1.5 m (4.9’) 1.5 m 1.5 m","requirement does not apply relative to the portion of a side lot line shared with an"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings and structures: front 7.6 m, rear 1.5 m (structures 1.52 m), interior side 1.5 m","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 7.6 m 7.6 m 7.6 m","(ii) Rear lot line 7.6 m 1.5 m 1.52 m","(iii) Interior side lot line 1.5 m (4.9’) 1.5 m 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Total of side setbacks at least 4.6 m","Retail, barber/hairdresser and deli uses limited to 92 sq. m total floor area","Deli seating limited to 15 spaces","No liquor retail sale"],"quotes":["(iv) Total of side lot lines 4.6 m N/A N/A","Paragraphs 9.8.1.(2), (3) and (4) on a parcel shall not exceed 92 sq. m (990 s.f.).","food or beverages on the parcel shall not exceed 15.","retail sale use or any sale of liquor whatsoever."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover reads 'Consolidated to June 8, 2026'. The District's older consolidations say reference should be made to Bylaw 3531 and its amendments for legal purposes. Each zone is its own Part (R zones Part 6, CD Part 7, RM Part 8, C Part 9, CS Part 10, P Part 11); the 'section' field holds the Part."},"source_url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=138","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}