---
title: "CS-3 zone in Parksville: Service Commercial"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: CS-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/cs-3.json"
---

# CS-3 zone in Parksville: Service Commercial

A range of service commercial and light industrial uses in the Stanford Avenue area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of service commercial and light industrial uses in the Stanford Avenue area.
- **Main uses:** Service Industry; Light Industry; Food Catering Facility; Bus Depot; Taxi Operation; Outdoor Sales; Recreation Facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential; Accessory Retail Sales and Offices (Accessory Retail Sales and Offices limited to 40% of the gross floor area of all uses combined in the same tenancy.)
- **Minimum lot area:** Varies by use: 2,000 m² (service industry, light industry, food catering, outdoor sales, recreation facility); 4,000 m² (bus depot, taxi operation)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling per parcel; floor area ratio 0.60
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 15.0 m, rear 3.0 m, exterior side 7.5 m, interior side 0 m

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 216](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=52) (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-3/_