{"title":"C1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial 1","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Commercial 1","group":"Commercial","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Indoor retail sales and rentals, Indoor retail services, excluding Laundromats, Laundromats, Outdoor retail sales of nursery plants and home gardening supplies, Indoor production of food and drink items, clothing, crafts, artwork, jewellery and similar items for retail or wholesale sales (retail outlet on the premises, water use under 1600 litres/day), and 13 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Indoor retail sales and rentals","Indoor retail services, excluding Laundromats","Laundromats","Outdoor retail sales of nursery plants and home gardening supplies","Indoor production of food and drink items, clothing, crafts, artwork, jewellery and similar items for retail or wholesale sales (retail outlet on the premises, water use under 1600 litres/day)","Offices","Banks and credit unions","Indoor commercial recreation and amusement facilities","Restaurants","Churches","Libraries","Offices for use by building construction professionals and trades","Automobile rentals with a maximum of five vehicles stored on-site","Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals","Indoor commercial and vocational schools","Day care centres for children, seniors, or people with special needs","Collection of recyclable materials, excluding outdoor sorting and storage","Public service uses"],"note":"Uses permitted in all zones under Subsection 3.1.1 also apply.","quotes":["Indoor retail sales and rentals","Indoor retail services, excluding Laundromats","Laundromats","Outdoor retail sales of nursery plants and home gardening supplies","Indoor production of food and drink items, clothing, crafts, artwork,","retail outlet on the premises and provided water consumption does not","exceed 1600 litres/day","Offices","Banks and credit unions","Indoor commercial recreation and amusement facilities","Restaurants","Churches","Libraries","Offices for use by building construction professionals and trades","Automobile rentals with a maximum of five vehicles stored on-site","Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals","Indoor commercial and vocational schools","Day care centres for children, seniors, or people with special needs","Collection of recyclable materials, excluding outdoor sorting and storage","Public service uses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling units accessory to a commercial use"],"quotes":["Dwelling units accessory to a commercial use"]},"site_specific":{"value":["C1(a): Retail gasoline sales occupying a maximum area of 160 square metres; A liquor store","C1(b): Liquor-primary","C1(c): only Marina and marina services; Marine fuelling stations; Marine related retail stores and offices; Boat rentals; Marine equipment rentals, excluding personal watercraft","C1(d): Public schools","C1(f): only a parking lot","C1(g): A liquor store"],"quotes":["Zone Variation -- C1(a)","Retail gasoline sales occupying a maximum area of 160 square metres.","A liquor store.","Zone Variation -- C1(b)","Liquor-primary.","Zone Variation -- C1(c)","Marina and marina services.","Marine fuelling stations.","Marine related retail stores and offices.","Boat rentals.","Marine equipment rentals, excluding personal watercraft.","Zone Variation – C1(d)","Public schools.","Zone Variation – C1(f)","a parking lot.","Zone Variation – C1(g)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 ha (on-site sewage treatment and potable water); 1 ha (on-site sewage treatment and community water system); 0.046 ha (community sewage collection and community water systems)","quotes":["Minimum area of an individual lot that may be created","through subdivision, provided each lot has an individual on-","site sewage treatment system and an adequate supply of","potable water (ha)","site sewage treatment system and connection to a","community water system (ha)","community sewage collection system and a community","1 1 1 1","1 .4 1 1",".046 .046 .046 .046"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75 per cent","quotes":["Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures","75 75 33 33"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Front lot line setback (metres) 0.0 4.5 * *"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.1 m (abutting a non-commercial or non-industrial zone); 0.0 m (abutting a commercial or industrial zone)","quotes":["Minimum Rear lot line setback abutting non-commercial or non-","industrial zone (metres)","6.1 * * *","Minimum Rear lot line setback abutting a commercial or industrial","0.0 * * *"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.1 m (abutting a non-commercial or non-industrial zone); 0.0 m (abutting a commercial or industrial zone)","quotes":["Minimum Interior side lot line setback abutting non-commercial or","non-industrial zone (metres)","6.1 * * *","Minimum Interior side lot line setback abutting commercial or","0.0 * * *"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["Minimum Exterior side lot line setback (metres) 0.0 * * *"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026","url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Islands Trust says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not to be construed as a legal document. The zone names for R, RU1-RU3, RW1-RW2, Ri, S1-S8 are written out in the bylaw only as column codes or in generic lists, so names for those are derived from the bylaw's usage. The CRD zoning layer also carries R13 and CF3, which the bylaw text does not list (it lists R1 to R12 and CF1, CF2)."},"source_url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=72","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salt-spring-island","name":"Salt Spring Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}