---
title: "C5 zone in Sidney: Airport Commercial"
place: Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sidney
zone: C5
bylaw: "Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/c5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/c5.json"
---

# C5 zone in Sidney: Airport Commercial

Commercial uses oriented to residents and the travelling public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses oriented to residents and the travelling public.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Child Care Facility; Cinema; Class 1 Restaurant; Class 2 Restaurant (liquor); Drive-Through Restaurant (Class 1); Education Facility; Financial Institution; Fitness Centre; Hotel; Indoor Amusement; Library; Liquor Retail; Medical Office; Museum; Personal Service Establishment; Retail Sales; Visitor Information Centre
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building or Structure; Accessory Use
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m; maximum 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m where the rear lot line abuts Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential land as designated by the OCP
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m where the interior side lot line abuts Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential land as designated by the OCP
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Hotel stays: an individual may stay at most 182 days a year (except residential staff)

## Source

- [Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025), s. 4.4](https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=32) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sidney: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/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/sidney/zoning/c5/_