{"title":"C1 zone in Burns Lake: Central Business District Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Central Business District Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land for the orderly development of the financial, governmental, cultural, high density residential, office and commercial core of Burns Lake.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land for the orderly development of the financial, governmental, cultural, high density residential, office and commercial core of Burns Lake.","quotes":["of the financial, governmental, cultural, high density residential, office, and commercial"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["amusement establishment, indoor","assembly hall","business support services","care centre, minor","catering food services","commercial and trade school","community hall","contractor services, limited","eating and drinking establishment","equipment rentals","farmer’s market","financial services","fleet services","funeral services","gas bar","government services","hardware and home improvement store","health services","hotel","household repair services","licensee retail store","liquor primary","motel","office","personal service establishments","private clubs","public education services","public library and cultural exhibits","religious assembly","retail store, convenience","retail store, general","secondhand store","spectator entertainment establishment"],"quotes":["amusement establishment, indoor;","assembly hall;","business support services;","care centre, minor;","catering food services;","commercial and trade school;","community hall;","contractor services, limited;","eating and drinking establishment;","equipment rentals;","farmer’s market;","financial services;","fleet services;","funeral services;","gas bar;","government services;","hardware and home improvement store;","health services;","hotel;","household repair services;","licensee retail store;","liquor primary;","motel;","office;","personal service establishments;","private clubs;","public education services;","public library and cultural exhibits;","religious assembly;","retail store, convenience;","retail store, general;","secondhand store; and","spectator entertainment establishment."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory buildings and structures","congregate housing combined with commercial","home occupation as part of a multiple dwelling unit","special needs housing, combined with commercial","dwelling unit, combined with commercial, subject to subsection 9.1.11","single detached dwelling, subject to subsection 9.1.11","secondary suite, accessory to a single detached dwelling"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures;","congregate housing combined with commercial;","home occupation as part of a multiple dwelling unit;","special needs housing, combined with commercial;","dwelling unit, combined with commercial, subject to subsection 9.1.11;","single detached dwelling, subject to subsection 9.1.11; and","secondary suite, accessory to a single detached dwelling."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464 m² (hotel or motel 1,800 m²; gas bar 1,200 m², gas bar in shopping centre 1,000 m²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area: 464 m2.","(a) despite Section 9.1.4(a) hotel or motel - 1,800 m2; and","(b) despite Section 9.1.4(a) gas bar - 1,200 m2, and gas bar in shopping centre - 1,000"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width: 15 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80% for all buildings and structures","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage: for all buildings and structures – 80%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 3.2 (4.0 where special needs housing is provided)","quotes":["(a) floor area ratio of 3.2; and","increased to a floor area ratio of 4.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"16.5 m or up to 4 storeys","quotes":["Maximum Height: 16.5 m or up to 4 storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["front yard – 0 m;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["rear yard – 0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m (3 m, or one half the building height to a maximum of 6 m, where adjacent to a low density residential zone)","quotes":["interior side yard – 0 m;","low density residential zone, 3 m, or one half the height of the building, to a","maximum of 6 m setback to the interior side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["exterior side yard – 0m; and"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"same as principal buildings: front 0 m, interior side 0 m, exterior side 0 m, rear 0 m","quotes":["(a) principal and accessory buildings and structures:","front yard – 0 m;","interior side yard – 0 m;","exterior side yard – 0m; and","rear yard – 0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Single detached dwelling allowed only in an existing building (no new purpose-built structure)","Residential, congregate housing or special needs housing combined with commercial: max 40 units per ha, min floor area 50 m², above or behind the permitted use","Such residential must have a separate ground-level access","Amenity area of at least 7 m² per bachelor unit, 12 m² per one bedroom unit, 18 m² per unit with two or more bedrooms"],"quotes":["dwelling shall not be a new purpose-built structure; only the use of an existing","(b) be located above or behind the permitted use;","(c) shall not exceed density of 40 units per ha;","(d) have a floor area not less than 50 m².","(e) provide access to the ground level from a separate access from the","(f) provide amenity area of at least 7 m² per bachelor unit; 12 m² per one","bedroom unit; and 18 m² per each two or more bedroom units."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2008 (consolidated up to April 2026, Schedules 1, 2 and 3)","url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-880-2008-sch-123-c20260417pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the official bylaws and amendments adopted by Council prevail. R7 (s. 8.3) is in the bylaw text but not in its s. 5.1 zone table."},"source_url":"https://www.burnslake.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-880-2008-sch-123-c20260417pdf#page=59","place":{"path":"ca/bc/burns-lake","name":"Burns Lake","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/zoning/index.json"}}