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CS-1 zone in Parksville: Highway Commercial

Parksville, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Convenient shopping for people travelling in vehicles on the Island Highway and Alberni Highway.

Zone rules

PurposeConvenient shopping for people travelling in vehicles on the Island Highway and Alberni Highway.
Main uses
  • Outdoor Sales
  • Automobile Services
  • Office
  • Food Catering Facility
  • Recreation Facility
  • Community Use
  • Personal Services
  • Shopping Centre
  • Studio
  • Bus Depot
  • Taxi Operation
  • Hotel/Motel
  • Single Family Residential
Includes drive-through uses. Office is above the first storey only (in a Shopping Centre, office use above the first storey only).
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Residential
  • Accessory Parking
Extra uses on specific lots
  • 360 Pioneer Crescent (part of Lot 3, District Lot 4, Nanoose District, Plan 7435, north of the described boundary): Automobile Parking
  • 491 Island Highway East (Lot B, District Lot 4, Nanoose District, Plan 23567): Martini and Wine Lounge
Minimum lot areaVaries by use: 500 m² (office, studio); 560 m² (single family residential); 1,000 m² (personal services); 2,000 m² (outdoor sales, automobile services, food catering, bus depot, taxi, hotel/motel first unit; plus 70 m² each additional unit); 4,000 m² (recreation facility, shopping centre)
Maximum lot coverage50% in total
Maximum density1 dwelling unit per parcel; floor area ratio .60
Maximum height7.5 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings5.0 m
Front setback3.0 m; at least 7.5 m where the lot line abuts a residential zone
Rear setback3.0 m; at least 7.5 m where the lot line abuts a residential zone
Interior side setback0 m; at least 7.5 m where the lot line abuts a residential zone
Street side setback3.0 m; at least 7.5 m where the lot line abuts a residential zone
Accessory building setbacksfront 15.0 m, rear 3.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 0 m (7.5 m minimum where the lot line abuts a residential zone)

Source: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 214 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The PDF is marked "Consolidated only for convenience". Zone sections are in Division 200. CD-15 and several other CD numbers no longer exist (repealed or never used), so they are not listed. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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