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title: "CA3 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial Accommodation 3"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: CA3
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/ca3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/ca3.json"
---

# CA3 zone in Salt Spring Island: Commercial Accommodation 3

Main uses: Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins, Campgrounds subject to Schedule “F”, Public service uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Commercial guest accommodation units in cabins; Campgrounds subject to Schedule “F”; 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; Boat rentals accessory to a principal use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** CA3(a): maximum combined number of commercial guest accommodation units and campsites is 25, and commercial guest accommodation units may not exceed 10 per ha
- **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; 10 commercial guest accommodation units and campsites combined per ha; 600 m² of floor area per ha of commercial guest accommodation units; 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 10 m² of floor area; accessory buildings for storage and maintenance up to 70 m² combined

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.3](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=77) (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/ca3/_