{"title":"VC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Village Commercial 1","code":"VC 1","slug":"vc-1","name":"Village Commercial 1","group":"Commercial","section":"4.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate commercial use of land within Snug Cove Village.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate commercial use of land within Snug Cove Village.","quotes":["Information Note: The purpose of the Village Commercial Zones is to provide regulations for the","commercial use of land within the Snug Cove Village."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail","General services","Restaurant","Dwelling","Assembly","Indoor Entertainment Facility","Artisan Industry","Parking Area","Medical Clinic","Daycare"],"quotes":["Retail ♦","General services ♦","Restaurant ♦","Dwelling ♦","Assembly ♦ ♦","Indoor Entertainment Facility ♦","Artisan Industry ♦","Parking Area ♦","Medical Clinic ♦","Daycare ♦ ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential Use","Uses accessory to principal uses","Commercial Guest Accommodation","Home Occupation use (subject to Part 3)","Parking area (subject to Subsection 5.10)"],"note":"Commercial Guest Accommodation must be located on floors above permitted uses.","quotes":["Accessory Residential Use ♦","Uses accessory to principal uses ♦ ♦","Commercial Guest Accommodation ♦","Home Occupation use, subject to Part 3","Parking area, subject to Subsection 5.10 ♦ ♦"]},"site_specific":{"value":["VC 1(a) lands (marked on Schedule B): pub use is also permitted","VC 1(b) lands (marked on Schedule B): service station and gas station uses are permitted; commercial guest accommodation is not permitted; no building within 1.5 metres of any lot line; no gasoline pump within 4.5 metres of any lot line","VC 1(c) lands (marked on Schedule B): commercial guest accommodation is a principal permitted use and is not limited to floors above permitted uses"],"quotes":["Pub use is also a permitted use.","Service station use and gas station use are permitted uses.","Commercial guest accommodation is not a permitted use.","No building or structure shall be sited within 1.5 metres of any lot line.","No gasoline pump shall be sited within 4.5 metres of any lot line.","Commercial guest accommodation is a principal permitted use.","Commercial guest accommodation is not limited to floors above"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m² (new lots served by community water system)","quotes":["Minimum lot area (m2) for individual lots served by community water 370 2000"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage of all buildings and structures 75% 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.6","quotes":["Maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) 1.6 1.2"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Maximum height of a building or structure (metres) 9 9"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts another VC zoned lot (as determined by Development Permit); 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VC zoned lot","quotes":["When lot abuts another VC zoned lot","as determined by Development Permit","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line, 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) which abut a non-VC zoned 1.5 3.0"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts another VC zoned lot (as determined by Development Permit); 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VC zoned lot","quotes":["When lot abuts another VC zoned lot","as determined by Development Permit","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line, 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) which abut a non-VC zoned 1.5 3.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (interior side lot line when the lot abuts another VC zoned lot); 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from interior side lot line 1.5 1.5","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) which abut a non-VC zoned 1.5 3.0"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts another VC zoned lot (as determined by Development Permit); 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VC zoned lot","quotes":["When lot abuts another VC zoned lot","as determined by Development Permit","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line, 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) which abut a non-VC zoned 1.5 3.0"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling, Attached must be located on floors above permitted uses"],"quotes":["Dwelling, Attached must be located on floors above permitted uses"]}},"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=60","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/vc-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vc-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vc-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}