---
title: "C1 zone in Ashcroft: Commercial Mixed Use 1"
place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ashcroft
zone: C1
bylaw: Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Ashcroft: Commercial Mixed Use 1

Main uses: Administrative offices, Apartment, Automobile sales and repair, Bakery, Bar and brewpubs, and 21 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Administrative offices; Apartment; Automobile sales and repair; Bakery; Bar and brewpubs; Boutique industrial; Bus terminal and taxi offices; Business and professional offices; Club or lodge; Entertainment services; Funeral services; Health services; Hotels and motels; Financial institution; Libraries; Mixed use; Motor vehicle service stations, including a car wash; Parking areas and structures; Personal service establishments; Public buildings and uses; Printing and publishing shops; Recycling centre; Restaurants; Retail cannabis sales; Retail stores; Transportation terminal
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Podium dwelling unit; Accessory dwelling unit; Short-term rental accommodations; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** RV Storage: only on parcels with PID 012-621-111, 012-621-129 and 612-621-137
- **Minimum lot area:** All commercial uses (excluding motor vehicle service station; hotels and motels): 280 m²; motor vehicle service station, hotels and motels: 1,050 m² (new subdivisions)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10 m (new subdivisions)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** Residential use combined with commercial use: not more than 75 units per ha
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 1.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m where there is no rear lane; no setback required where there is a rear lane
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m without a developed rear lane; 3.0 m where the parcel abuts a residential zone without a street or lane between
- **Other rules:** Maximum setback of 1.0 m from front and side parcel line along Railway Avenue between 1st and 8th Streets; Motor vehicle service station pumps or pump islands: 4.5 m to any property line; Retail cannabis only on parcels with frontage on Railway Avenue between 2nd Street and 7th Street; Maximum floor area of an accessory building: 90 m²

## Source

- [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 10](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=48) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ashcroft: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/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/ashcroft/zoning/c1/_