---
title: "S8 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 8"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: S8
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/s8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/s8.json"
---

# S8 zone in Salt Spring Island: Shoreline 8

Main uses: Navigational uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Navigational uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** S8(a): storage of inert marine equipment, accessory floats and mooring buoys, and private buoys for non-commercial boat moorage are also permitted; no float larger than 35 sq.m., and no more than 33 per cent of the zone occupied by moored floats
- **Maximum height:** 4.5 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/s8/_