{"title":"VCi zone in Bowen Island: Village Civic","code":"VCi","slug":"vci","name":"Village Civic","group":"Public","section":"4.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Regulate institutional and civic use within Snug Cove Village.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Regulate institutional and civic use within Snug Cove Village.","quotes":["Information Note: The purpose of the Village Institutional and Village Civic Zones is to provide","regulations for institutional use and civic use within Snug Cove Village."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Indoor Entertainment Facility","Assembly or Community Hall","Community Hall","Daycare","School","Public Community Facility","Emergency Services","Government Offices","Medical Clinic","Parking Area"],"quotes":["Indoor Entertainment Facility ♦ ♦","Assembly or Community Hall ♦ ♦","Community Hall ♦ ♦","Daycare ♦ ♦","School ♦ ♦","Public Community Facility ♦","Emergency Services ♦","Government Offices ♦","Medical Clinic ♦","Parking Area ♦"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential Use","Dwelling Use","Uses accessory to principal uses","Retail Use","Home Occupation use (subject to Part 3)"],"quotes":["Accessory Residential Use ♦ ♦","Dwelling Use ♦ ♦","Uses accessory to principal uses ♦ ♦","Retail Use ♦ ♦","Home Occupation use subject to Part 3"]},"site_specific":{"value":["VCi(a) lands (marked on Schedule B): general services use is permitted, limited to an insurance office"],"quotes":["general services use is a permitted use,","however the only business type permitted under this use will be an","insurance office."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m² (new lots served by community water system)","quotes":["Minimum lot area for individual lots (m2) served by a community water 2000 370"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage of all buildings and structures 40% 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.2","quotes":["Maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) 1.2 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 a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot; 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot; 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (interior side lot line when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot); 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from interior side lot line (metres) 1.5 1.5","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m when the lot abuts a VI, VCi or VC zoned lot; 1.5 m when it abuts a non-VI, VCi or VC zoned lot","quotes":["Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres), except interior side lot line 0 0","Minimum setback from all lot lines (metres) 1.5 1.5"]}},"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=63","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/vci/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vci.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/vci.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json"}}