CA1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial Accommodation 1
Salt Spring Island, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07
In short
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.
Zone rules
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
Boat rentals
Boat accommodation, servicing and maintenance, including refuelling
Public service uses
Also allowed (secondary uses)
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
Extra uses on specific lots
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
Minimum lot area
2 ha (on-site sewage treatment and potable water); 2 ha (community sewage collection and community water systems); minimum average lot area 2 ha
Maximum lot coverage
33 per cent
Maximum density
50 commercial guest accommodation units on one lot; 35 commercial guest accommodation units and campsites combined per ha; 1 dwelling unit per lot
Rear setback
15 m (where the lot line abuts another lot in a Commercial Accommodation zone)
Interior side setback
15 m (where the lot line abuts another lot in a Commercial Accommodation zone)
Other rules
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
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.