---
title: "C4 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial 4"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: C4
bylaw: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/c4.json"
---

# C4 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial 4

Main uses: Indoor retail services, excluding Laundromats, Offices, Public service uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Indoor retail services, excluding Laundromats; Offices; Public service uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling units accessory to a commercial use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** C4(a): additional principal uses are Indoor retail sales and 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); additional accessory use is Dwelling units; 37 dwelling units per hectare; no building or structure (except a fence, pumphouse, public utility structure or underground utility) within 4.5 m of the front lot line, 1.0 m of an interior side lot line abutting a commercial or general employment zone, or 3.0 m of an interior side lot line abutting any other zone; one off-street parking space per dwelling unit not exceeding 70 square meters; no off-street loading space required
- **Minimum lot area:** 1 ha (on-site sewage treatment and potable water, or on-site sewage treatment and community water system); 0.046 ha (community sewage collection and community water systems)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 per cent

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.2](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=72) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salt Spring Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/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/salt-spring-island/zoning/c4/_