---
title: "C-5 zone in Salmon Arm: Tourist Commercial Zone"
place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm
zone: C-5
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule \"A\" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/c-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in Salmon Arm: Tourist Commercial Zone

Uses that cater to the travelling public; a Development Permit is required for new developments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Uses that cater to the travelling public; a Development Permit is required for new developments.
- **Main uses:** campground; licensee retail store; motel; outside vending; recreation facility - indoor; recreation facility - outdoor; recreation vehicle park; restaurant
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory use, which may include one accessory office and one single family dwelling or caretaker's suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.2 hectare; 2.0 hectares for a campground and/or recreational vehicle park
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% of parcel or site area (buildings, structures and parking areas including driveways)
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 4.5 m, interior side 4.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Campgrounds and RV parks must conform to the Campground Bylaw; Outside storage must be screened as set out in Appendix III

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule "A" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026), s. 19](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=71) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salmon Arm: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/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/salmon-arm/zoning/c-5/_