{"title":"TC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Tourist Commercial 1 (Guest House)","code":"TC 1","slug":"tc-1","name":"Tourist Commercial 1 (Guest House)","group":"Commercial","section":"4.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate land used for tourist commercial accommodation and related services.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate land used for tourist commercial accommodation and related services.","quotes":["Information Note: The purpose of the Tourist Commercial Zones is to provide regulations for the","use of land for tourist commercial accommodation and related services."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Guest House","Agriculture","Artisan Industry"],"quotes":["Guest House ♦","Agriculture ♦","Artisan Industry ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential Use","Uses accessory to principal uses","Dwelling use","Retail use","Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3)"],"note":"Bed and Breakfast Use is not permitted as a home occupation.","quotes":["Accessory Residential Use ♦","Uses accessory to principal uses ♦","Dwelling use ♦","Retail use ♦","Home Occupation Use subject to Part 3 except that Bed and Breakfast Use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 ha with community water system; 1 ha without (new lots by subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum lot area for individual lots (ha) with community water 0.4","Minimum lot area for individual lots (ha) without community water 1"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100 m² plus 5% of lot area, to a maximum of 1500 m² (all buildings and structures combined)","quotes":["follows: 100 m2 plus 5% of lot area to a maximum of 1500 m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 primary dwelling per lot; 4 guest bedrooms on the first 0.4 ha, plus 3 for each 0.4 ha of total lot area, to a maximum of 15 guest bedrooms; 30 in-residence guests","quotes":["Maximum number of primary dwellings per lot 1","Number of guest bedrooms permitted on the first 0.4 ha of lot area 4","Number of guest bedrooms for each 0.4 ha of total lot area 3","Maximum number of guest bedrooms 15","Maximum number of in-residence guests 30"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a building or structure (metres) 9"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (from all lot lines)","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 7.5"]},"other":{"value":["Meeting, course or workshop participants limited to 45 (3 per permitted guest bedroom)","Accessory retail sales limited to 20 m² of floor area","Where the lot abuts a lot with a dwelling use, a landscape screen at least 3.0 m high is required within the setback area","All parking areas must be permeable to water"],"quotes":["Maximum number of meeting/course/workshop participants calculated as follows: 3 45","participants per each permitted guest bedroom","Maximum floor area for accessory retail sales (m2) 20","less than 3.0 metres in height shall be provided within the minimum setback area of","All parking areas shall be permeable to water"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)","url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Zones are in Part 4, grouped by section (several zones share one section). CD 14 is not listed in Table 4-1. Schedule B (Land Use Map) is a separate document."},"source_url":"https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=52","place":{"path":"ca/bc/bowen-island","name":"Bowen Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/tc-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/tc-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/tc-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}