---
title: "CS-2 zone in Parksville: Tourist Commercial"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: CS-2
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/cs-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/cs-2.json"
---

# CS-2 zone in Parksville: Tourist Commercial

Accommodation and other services for visitors to the community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodation and other services for visitors to the community.
- **Main uses:** Resort Condominiums; Hotel/Motel; Campground; Convenience Store; Food Catering Facility; Miniature Golf; Public Assembly; Recreation Facility; Studio; Tourist Information Booth; Automobile Parking
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential
- **Minimum lot area:** Varies by use: Resort Condominiums per unit 500 m² (duplex), 400 m² (cluster housing), 325 m² (townhouse), 200 m² (apartment); Hotel/Motel 2,000 m² first unit plus 70 m² each additional; Campground 10,000 m²; Convenience Store, Studio, Tourist Information Booth, Automobile Parking 500 m²; Food Catering Facility 2,000 m²; Public Assembly and Recreation Facility 4,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit per parcel; 70 camping spaces per hectare; 150 camping spaces per parcel; floor area ratio 0.60
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m; up to 14 m on the part of 1170 Resort Drive west of Resort Drive and south of Resort Way
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m; at least 6.0 m where the lot line abuts a residential zone
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m; at least 6.0 m where the lot line abuts a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Where overnight accommodation is provided: 9 m² useable open space and 2.5 m² indoor recreation area per unit.; Campgrounds must also meet the current Campground Bylaw.

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 215](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=50) (read 2026-11-07)

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