{"title":"CG1 zone in Tofino: Guest-House (Pension) Accommodation District","code":"CG1","slug":"cg1","name":"Guest-House (Pension) Accommodation District","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 21","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial tourist accommodation on a small scale.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial tourist accommodation on a small scale.","quotes":["This District provides for commercial tourist accommodation on a small scale."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling unit","Guest house"],"quotes":["Single family dwelling unit;","Guest house; and"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings or uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings or uses in accordance with Part 4."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"668 m² (7,200 square feet) with up to two sleeping units to let; each of the third, fourth and fifth sleeping units needs an additional 334 m² (3,600 square feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of 668 square metres (7,200 square feet) with up to","two sleeping units to let. Each of the third, fourth, and fifth permitted sleeping units to let","shall have an additional minimum of 334 square metres (3,600 square feet) of lot area for"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.3 m (60 feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum width of 18.3 metres (60 feet)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 25% of the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than two storeys (any building)","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 10.4 metres (34 feet), nor two storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (25 feet)","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 metres (25 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m (30 feet)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 9 metres (30 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (5 feet) on each side of the principal building","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 1.5 metres (5 feet) in width shall be provided on each"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.7 m (12 feet) on a corner lot, next to the flanking street","quotes":["flanking street shall be not less than 3.7 metres (12 feet) in width."]},"other":{"value":["A guest house must be within a single roof structure, ancillary to a single family dwelling unit, and no more than 50% of the gross floor area of the principal building","No more than five sleeping units for let and no more than ten guests","No cooking or food preparation in any sleeping unit for let","A valid District of Tofino business licence is required"],"quotes":["under a","single roof structure only.","The guest-house portion shall not exceed 50% of","the gross floor area of the principal building.","a) consist of more than five sleeping units for let;","b) permit or cater to more than ten guests maximum;","d) permit or allow cooking or food preparation in any sleeping unit for let;","without a valid business license issued by the"]}},"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=74","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/cg1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/cg1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/cg1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/index.json"}}