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title: "CT3 zone in Penticton: Hotel Resort"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
zone: CT3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/ct3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/ct3.json"
---

# CT3 zone in Penticton: Hotel Resort

High-density hotel and resort development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-density hotel and resort development.
- **Main uses:** Indoor amusement, entertainment and recreation; Liquor primary licensed premise; Personal service establishment; Recreation equipment sales, service and rentals; Resort residential; Retail store; Restaurant; Tourist accommodation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory use, building or structure; Short term rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 50 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 1.2 FAR
- **Maximum height:** 18 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 9.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** A resort residential building must include at least 450 m2 of resort amenity facilities.; Within 60 m of the front lot line abutting Skaha Lake Road, additional uses are permitted including restaurant, retail store, professional office and dwelling units above the first floor.; Personal service establishments and retail stores are limited to 100 m2 of gross floor area.; Minimum building separation from internal streets, surface parking spaces or walkways is 2.0 m, or 3.0 m adjacent to ground floor habitable room windows.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 11.12](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=124) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Penticton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/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/penticton/zoning/ct3/_