C3 zone in Tofino: Service Commercial District

Tofino, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Commercial uses requiring large area for storing and handling materials, goods and equipment, and low intensity commercial use.

Zone rules

Purpose	Commercial uses requiring large area for storing and handling materials, goods and equipment, and low intensity commercial use.
Main uses	Retail sales limited to hardware stores, household furniture and appliance stores, second hand stores, pre-fabricated house and building dealers, service or rental of garden and building equipment, hardware, motor vehicles, trucks, boats, recreation vehicles, small equipment, and automotive parts Construction and contractors offices and operations Accessory offices Bowling alleys and billiard parlours General merchandise stores excluding department store type merchandise and grocery stores Bakeries, custom woodworking, household furniture manufacturing and sign and display uses Veterinary clinics Printing shops Motion picture and distribution uses Accessory dwelling units located within a commercial or other principal use building Auction rooms Commercial nurseries and greenhouses Transportation uses Commercial Child Care
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory buildings and uses
Minimum lot area	929 m² (10,000 square feet)
Minimum lot width	30.5 m (100 feet)
Maximum lot coverage	60% of the lot area
Maximum height	10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than two storeys
Rear setback	3.0 m (10 feet)
Interior side setback	3 m (10 feet) where the lot abuts a Residential or A zone lot without an intervening street or lane
Other rules	No storage yard or area is allowed in a required front yard Outside storage areas must be fully enclosed by a view-obscuring fence at least 2 m (6.5 feet) high, and material may not be piled higher than 3 m (10 feet)

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 25 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The District's consolidated version is for convenience only and should be read with the complete document. The District also links the same file at https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/1425. Zones are numbered as Parts (for example Part 41E); Parts 40 to 43 are site-specific comprehensive development zones. 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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