---
title: "S5 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 5"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: S5
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/s5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/s5.json"
---

# S5 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 5

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, Aquaculture, excluding the rearing of fin fish.

## 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; Aquaculture, excluding the rearing of fin fish
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Docks, floats and wharves accessory to aquaculture; Docks, floats, walkways, ramps, floating breakwaters and wharves accessory to a permitted use; One accessory dwelling unit for the owner, employee or operator of an aquaculture operation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** S5(a): growing and cultivation of fin fish, and fin fish pens and structures, are also permitted
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling unit (accessory dwelling for an aquaculture operator)
- **Maximum height:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Only accessory buildings are permitted in the Shoreline zones; Accessory dwelling unit for an aquaculture operator: maximum 1 unit, 60 m² floor area

## 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/s5/_