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TC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Tourist Commercial 1 (Guest House)

Bowen Island, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Regulate land used for tourist commercial accommodation and related services.

Zone rules

PurposeRegulate land used for tourist commercial accommodation and related services.
Main uses
  • Guest House
  • Agriculture
  • Artisan Industry
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Residential Use
  • Uses accessory to principal uses
  • Dwelling use
  • Retail use
  • Home Occupation Use (subject to Part 3)
Bed and Breakfast Use is not permitted as a home occupation.
Minimum lot area0.4 ha with community water system; 1 ha without (new lots by subdivision)
Maximum lot coverage100 m² plus 5% of lot area, to a maximum of 1500 m² (all buildings and structures combined)
Maximum density1 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
Maximum height9 m
Front setback7.5 m (from all lot lines)
Rear setback7.5 m (from all lot lines)
Interior side setback7.5 m (from all lot lines)
Street side setback7.5 m (from all lot lines)
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.3 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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