{"title":"CA1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial Accommodation 1","code":"CA1","slug":"ca1","name":"Commercial Accommodation 1","group":"Commercial","section":"9.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Commercial guest accommodation units in hotels and motels, Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins, Liquor-primary, Restaurants, Marina administration and services, including washrooms, showers and laundry facilities, and 3 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Commercial guest accommodation units in hotels and motels","Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins","Liquor-primary","Restaurants","Marina administration and services, including washrooms, showers and laundry facilities","Boat rentals","Boat accommodation, servicing and maintenance, including refuelling","Public service uses"],"quotes":["Commercial guest accommodation units in hotels","and motels","Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins","Liquor-primary","Restaurants","Marina administration and services, including","washrooms, showers and laundry facilities","Boat rentals","Boat accommodation, servicing and maintenance,","including refuelling","Public service uses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential use accessory to commercial guest accommodation use, restaurant use, or marina administration and service","Retail sales accessory to commercial guest accommodation or a marina","Retail services accessory to commercial guest accommodation"],"quotes":["Residential use accessory to commercial guest","accommodation use, restaurant use, or marina","administration and service","Retail sales accessory to commercial guest","accommodation or a marina","Retail services accessory to commercial guest","accommodation"]},"site_specific":{"value":["CA1(a): additional uses are Recreational services, one single-family dwelling per lot, and Campgrounds subject to Schedule “F”; a lot must be at least 9 ha to be occupied by a commercial use; maximum 4 commercial guest accommodation units per ha; cabins no larger than 116 square meters and two storeys; residential buildings may be built with no setback; commercial buildings at least 7.6 m from any lot line; no maximum site coverage for residential buildings; no minimum lot area on subdivision with minimum average lot size 0.50 ha; on Lot 72 of Strata Plan 905 a maximum of 18 single-family dwelling units","CA1(b): only Hotel and Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins; maximum lot coverage 10 per cent; cabins no larger than 116 square metres; lot at least 0.5 ha to be occupied by a commercial use; maximum 20 commercial guest accommodation units per ha","CA1(c): additional principal uses are Boat building, boat repairs, marine-dependent sales, rentals and services; Laundromat; Car rentals; maximum combined floor area of commercial guest accommodation units is 700 square metres","CA1(d): additional use is Car rentals; maximum combined floor area of commercial guest accommodation units is 700 square metres","CA1(e): maximum of 8 commercial guest accommodation units","CA1(f): up to 215 square metres accessory liquor store and 41.5 square metres accessory retail services within the existing main building; 55 commercial guest accommodation units; 3 accessory dwelling units for hotel employees and their families","CA1(g): maximum 8 commercial guest accommodation units; maximum lot coverage 60%; 0 m front, rear, interior side and exterior side setbacks"],"quotes":["Zone Variation – CA1(a)","Recreational services.","One single-family dwelling per lot.","Campgrounds subject to Schedule “F”.","To be occupied by a commercial use, a lot must be at least 9 ha in area.","units is 4 per ha.","Cabins may not have a floor area greater than 116 square meters and","may not exceed two storeys.","Residential buildings may be constructed with no setback from any lot","Commercial buildings are to be constructed at least 7.6 m from any lot","There is no maximum site coverage limit for residential buildings.","average size of lot that can be created by subdivision is 0.50 ha","The maximum combined number of single-family dwelling units,","including a manager’s residence or other accessory residential use, is 18.","Zone Variation – CA1(b)","Hotel.","Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins.","Maximum lot coverage is 10 per cent.","Cabins may not have a floor area greater than 116 square metres.","To be occupied by a commercial use, a lot must be at least 0.5 ha in area.","per ha.","Zone Variation – CA1(c)","Boat building, boat repairs, marine-dependent sales, rentals and services.","Laundromat.","Car rentals.","700 square metres.","Zone Variation – CA1(d)","Zone Variation – CA1(e)","The maximum number of commercial guest accommodation units is 8.","Zone Variation – CA1(f)","be devoted to an accessory liquor store provided this floor area is located entirely","accommodation units.","permit 3 (three) accessory dwelling","units.","Zone Variation – CA1(g)","buildings and structures is 60%.","Setback from front lot line: 0m","Setback from rear lot line: 0m","Setback from interior side lot line: 0m","Setback from exterior side lot line: 0m"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (on-site sewage treatment and potable water); 2 ha (community sewage collection and community water systems); minimum average lot area 2 ha","quotes":["Minimum average area of lots in a subdivision (ha)","2 2 2 2 2","through subdivision, provided each lot has an","individual on-site sewage treatment system and an","adequate supply of potable water (ha)","2 2 2 2 .6","created through subdivision, provided each lot has","connection to a community sewage collection system","and connection to a community water system (ha)","2 2 2 .32 .6"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33 per cent","quotes":["Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings","33 33 33 20 5"]},"max_density":{"value":"50 commercial guest accommodation units on one lot; 35 commercial guest accommodation units and campsites combined per ha; 1 dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["50 50 50 9 N/A","35 15 10 N/A N/A","1 1 1 N/A 1","Maximum number of dwelling units per lot"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"15 m (where the lot line abuts another lot in a Commercial Accommodation zone)","quotes":["Minimum rear lot line or interior side lot line","setback abutting another lot in a Commercial","15 15 15 15 15"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 m (where the lot line abuts another lot in a Commercial Accommodation zone)","quotes":["Minimum rear lot line or interior side lot line","setback abutting another lot in a Commercial","15 15 15 15 15"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory retail sales and services may total up to 20 m² of floor area; accessory buildings for storage and maintenance up to 70 m² combined"],"quotes":["Maximum combined floor area of permitted","20 10 10 N/A N/A","accessory retail sales and services (square metres)","Maximum combined floor area of accessory","70 70 70 70 70"]}},"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=77","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/ca1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ca1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ca1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}