---
title: "C.5 zone in Spallumcheen: Recreation Commercial Zone"
place: Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/spallumcheen
zone: C.5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/c-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C.5 zone in Spallumcheen: Recreation Commercial Zone

Main uses: Accessory buildings and structures, Accommodation including campgrounds (including rental cabins), and motels, Entertainment and recreation facilities including animal racetracks, arcades, billiard halls, bowling alleys, drive-in theatres, golf courses and driving ranges, health spas, marinas, museums, outdoor entertainment, amusement and recreation facilities, sports clubs, sports facilities, theatres, tourist amusement facilities, theme parks, and zoos, Food service establishment including coffee shops, dairy bars, and restaurants ancillary to the recreation commercial use, Retail sales (including parts and accessories) of boats, gasoline and motor oil, recreation vehicles, and sporting goods (including rental), and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Accessory buildings and structures; Accommodation including campgrounds (including rental cabins), and motels; Entertainment and recreation facilities including animal racetracks, arcades, billiard halls, bowling alleys, drive-in theatres, golf courses and driving ranges, health spas, marinas, museums, outdoor entertainment, amusement and recreation facilities, sports clubs, sports facilities, theatres, tourist amusement facilities, theme parks, and zoos; Food service establishment including coffee shops, dairy bars, and restaurants ancillary to the recreation commercial use; Retail sales (including parts and accessories) of boats, gasoline and motor oil, recreation vehicles, and sporting goods (including rental); Service and repair including recreation vehicle servicing and rental and taxidermists (Only these uses are permitted. Two versions of the use list appear in the text; the later one is shown.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential use, limited to one (1) dwelling unit for the owner, operator, or employee of the principal and permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 ha; 2 ha for lots for rental cabins, motel units and campgrounds
- **Minimum lot width:** Road frontage as set by a general section of the bylaw (not stated in the zone)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% of the lot area for all buildings and structures
- **Front setback:** 8 m
- **Rear setback:** 8 m
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 8 m where applicable
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building; Dwelling unit for the owner, operator or employee must be at least 60 m²; Retail sales of sporting goods limited to 150 m² total floor area; Storage yards or areas not permitted in a front yard

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (consolidated with amendments for convenience only, through Bylaw No. 2192, 2026), s. 503](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972#page=47) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Spallumcheen: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/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/spallumcheen/zoning/c-5/_