---
title: "CS-2 zone in Oak Bay: Marine Commercial Use"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/oak-bay
zone: CS-2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/cs-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/cs-2.json"
---

# CS-2 zone in Oak Bay: Marine Commercial Use

Marine commercial zone

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Marine commercial zone
- **Main uses:** Marina use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Marine Fuel Sales; Marine Service Facilities; Restaurant; Marine Tours; Marina Administration Offices; Sea Rescue Use; Marine Instruction Use; Bicycle Rentals; Bicycle Tours
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% (combined for contiguous parcels in the same marina operation)
- **Maximum height:** 9.75 metres (roof height or total height)
- **Other rules:** No building or structure within 45.0 metres of any lot line abutting a street; No building or structure within 10.66 metres of a lot line abutting Residential or Multiple Dwellings zoning; A marina use may not include residential use, in a building or in a watercraft; On aquatic land, structures above 1.2 metres above sea level are limited to listed exceptions

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026), s. Part 10](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=142) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Oak Bay: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/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/oak-bay/zoning/cs-2/_