{"title":"C2 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial 2","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"Commercial 2","group":"Commercial","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Indoor retail sales and rentals, Indoor retail services, excluding 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, and 13 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Indoor retail sales and rentals","Indoor retail services, excluding 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","Multifamily dwelling units","Commercial guest accommodation in hotels or guest houses.","Public service uses"],"quotes":["Indoor retail sales and rentals","Indoor retail services, excluding 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","Public service uses","Multifamily dwelling units","Commercial guest accommodation in hotels or guest houses."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling units accessory to a commercial use","Home-based businesses accessory to residential use"],"quotes":["Dwelling units accessory to a commercial use","Home-based businesses accessory to residential use"]},"site_specific":{"value":["C2(a): A parking lot","C2(b): Dwelling units; maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures is 33 per cent"],"quotes":["Zone Variation – C2(a)","A parking lot.","Zone Variation – C2(b)","Dwelling units.","the maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings","and structures is 33 per cent"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 ha (on-site sewage treatment and potable water); 0.4 ha (on-site sewage treatment and community water system); 0.046 ha (community sewage collection and community water systems)","quotes":["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 (33 per cent on lands zoned C2(b))","quotes":["Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures","75 75 33 33","the maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings","and structures is 33 per cent"]},"max_density":{"value":"37 multi-family dwelling units per ha; 50 commercial guest accommodation units per lot, operation or site; minimum size of a dwelling unit 30 m²","quotes":["Maximum number of multi-family dwelling units per ha","N/A 37 N/A N/A","Maximum number of commercial guest accommodation units per","N/A 50 N/A N/A","Minimum size of a dwelling unit (square metres).","N/A 30 N/A N/A"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum Front lot line setback (metres) 0.0 4.5 * *"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units are not permitted in a basement or below any commercial use"],"quotes":["Dwelling units are not permitted in a basement or below any","commercial use"]}},"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/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}