---
title: "S3 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 3"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: S3
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/s3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/s3.json"
---

# S3 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 3

Main uses: Navigational uses, Geothermal heating equipment in tidal waters only, Private floats and buoys for non-commercial boat moorage, Private docks and floats for non-commercial boat wharfage accessory to a permitted use on the adjacent upland, Public ferry wharves, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Navigational uses; Geothermal heating equipment in tidal waters only; Private floats and buoys for non-commercial boat moorage; Private docks and floats for non-commercial boat wharfage accessory to a permitted use on the adjacent upland; Public ferry wharves; Barge loading and unloading piers
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Docks, floats, walkways, ramps, floating breakwaters and wharves accessory to a permitted use
- **Maximum height:** 10 m
- **Other rules:** Only accessory buildings are permitted in the Shoreline zones

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.11](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=120) (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/s3/_