---
title: "VC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Village Commercial 1"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
zone: VC 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/vc-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vc-1.json"
---

# VC 1 zone in Bowen Island: Village Commercial 1

Regulate commercial use of land within Snug Cove Village.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regulate commercial use of land within Snug Cove Village.
- **Main uses:** Retail; General services; Restaurant; Dwelling; Assembly; Indoor Entertainment Facility; Artisan Industry; Parking Area; Medical Clinic; Daycare
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (Commercial Guest Accommodation must be located on floors above permitted uses.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 370 m² (new lots served by community water system)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.6
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **Other rules:** Dwelling, Attached must be located on floors above permitted uses

## Source

- [Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.7](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=60) (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/vc-1/_