---
title: "RC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Rural Commercial 1 (Garden Centre)"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
zone: RC 1
bylaw: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/rc-1.json"
---

# RC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Rural Commercial 1 (Garden Centre)

Regulate the commercial use of land within a rural setting.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regulate the commercial use of land within a rural setting.
- **Main uses:** Garden Centre; Agriculture; Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Uses accessory to principal uses; Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha (new lots by subdivision, without community water system)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100 m² plus 5% of lot area, to a maximum of 1500 m² (all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum density:** 1 dwelling per lot; no guest bedrooms
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (from all lot lines)
- **Other rules:** Any expansion of the footprint or intensity of use on land in the Agricultural Land Reserve needs written permission from the Agricultural Land Commission; All parking areas must be permeable to water

## Source

- [Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.2](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=50) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Bowen Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/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/bowen-island/zoning/rc-1/_