---
title: "C5 zone in Tofino: Tourist Commercial District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: C5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/c5.json"
---

# C5 zone in Tofino: Tourist Commercial District

A mixture of uses primarily catering to the travelling public.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mixture of uses primarily catering to the travelling public.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 8100 m² (2 acres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 61 m (200 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m (40 feet), and not more than three storeys
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (20 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (15 feet) on each side
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 28](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=87) (read 2026-11-08)

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