S6 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 6

Salt Spring Island, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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.

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
Extra uses on specific lots	S6(a): non-commercial private yacht club moorage up to 43 metres of total berth length, total float area up to 190 square metres, one parking space per 20 metres of moorage S6(b): floating breakwaters also permitted as an accessory use; total float area up to 65 square metres
Maximum height	4.5 m
Other rules	Only accessory buildings are permitted in the Shoreline zones Maximum area of a float for non-commercial boat moorage: 35 m² Maximum area of individual floats and combined floats forming part of a private dock: 35 m² Private dock length is limited to the distance needed to reach a boat with a draft of 2 m

Source: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.11 (read 2026-11-07)

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.

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