---
title: "HS zone in Ucluelet: Hostel"
place: Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ucluelet
zone: HS
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013 (unofficial consolidation up to Bylaw 1412, 2026; updated October 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/zoning/hs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/zoning/hs.json"
---

# HS zone in Ucluelet: Hostel

Commercial tourist accommodation in the form of a hostel dormitory style use and building.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial tourist accommodation in the form of a hostel dormitory style use and building.
- **Main uses:** Hostel
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Dwelling Unit (Secondary uses are only allowed together with a principal use.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m² (½ acre)
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage 23 m (75 ft)
- **Maximum density:** 1 hostel per lot, with up to 50% of gross floor area dedicated to sleeping facilities; 1 bed per 5 m² (55 ft²) of gross floor area dedicated to sleeping facilities; 1 accessory residential dwelling unit
- **Maximum height:** 11 m (36 ft) or 3 storey
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.5 m (18 ft)
- **Front setback:** 8.5 m (28 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 8 m (26 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 8.5 m (28 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 8.5 m (28 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 8.5 m (28 ft), rear 1.5 m (5 ft), interior side 1.5 m (5 ft), exterior side 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
- **Other rules:** Principal building: 500 m² (5,375 ft²) combined total; Accessory buildings: 93 m² (1,000 ft²) combined total if lot area is between 2,000 m² and 4,000 m²; 5% of lot area combined total if over 4,000 m²; Accessory Residential Dwelling Unit must be at least 35 m² (375 ft²) and no more than 90 m² (970 ft²)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013 (unofficial consolidation up to Bylaw 1412, 2026; updated October 2026), s. HS](https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/document/72466#page=126) (read 2026-11-08)

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