{"title":"C5 zone in Tofino: Tourist Commercial District","code":"C5","slug":"c5","name":"Tourist Commercial District","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 28","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mixture of uses primarily catering to the travelling public.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mixture of uses primarily catering to the travelling public.","quotes":["This District provides for the development of a mixture of uses primarily catering to the travelling","public."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Hotels, resorts and motels","Restaurants (may be licensed)","One single-family dwelling ancillary to the principal use as a residence for an owner, manager or caretaker","Staff accommodation for seasonal employees","Commercial Child Care"],"quotes":["Hotels, resorts and motels;","Restaurants (may be licensed);","One single-family dwelling ancillary to the principal use as a residence for an owner,","Staff accommodation for seasonal employees;","Commercial Child Care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Conference rooms/facilities (secondary use only)","Gift stores and/or licensed premises and/or charter operators (secondary uses only)","Recreational facilities and/or swimming pools and/or tennis courts (secondary uses only)","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Conference rooms/facilities as secondary use only;","Gift stores and/or licensed premises and/or charter operators as secondary uses","Recreational facilities and/or swimming pools and/or tennis courts as secondary","Accessory buildings and uses in accordance with Part 4; and"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot A, District Lot 131, Clayoquot District, Plan 32709: maximum of six sleeping units unless the owner pays a $25,000 recreational amenity cash payment before a building permit for more than six units"],"quotes":["on land legally described as Lot A, District","Lot 131, Clayoquot District, Plan 32709 the maximum number of sleeping units that","may be developed is six, unless the Owner provides a recreational amenity to the","District of Tofino in the form of a cash payment of $25,000 prior to the issuance of"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8100 m² (2 acres)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum area of 8100 square metres (2 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"61 m (200 feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum width of 61 metres (200 feet)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 33% of the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.2 m (40 feet), and not more than three storeys","quotes":["The maximum height of a principal building shall not exceed 12.2 metres (40 feet) nor three"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (20 feet)","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 6 metres (20 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (20 feet)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 6 metres (20 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 feet) on each side","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 4.5 metres (15 feet) in width shall be provided on each"]},"other":{"value":["Staff accommodation for seasonal employees is required for facilities with more than six sleeping units, at one staff unit per first eight sleeping units and one further unit for each five further sleeping units","A restaurant in a motel, resort or hotel may have no more than three seats per sleeping unit without providing additional parking"],"quotes":["Staff accommodation for seasonal employees shall be required under the following","a) such accommodation will be supplied at a ratio of one staff unit per first eight","sleeping units and one further unit for each five further sleeping units;","d) the requirement applies only to tourist commercial facilities having greater","than six sleeping units.","than three seats shall be provided for each sleeping unit located on the lot, without"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)","url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=87","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/index.json"}}